Social Security COLA
Social Security recipients will see only a 1.7 percent increase in monthly benefits next year. The small change is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders said the announcement underscores the need to shield seniors and disabled veterans from proposals to cut benefits. “The method for calculating inflation for seniors is broken. Instead of fixing the
Sanders: Don’t Use Social Security COLA to Cut Benefits
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 16 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today’s announcement of only a 1.7 percent cost-of-living increase for 56 million Social Security recipients underscores the need to shield seniors and disabled veterans from proposals to cut benefits. “The method for calculating inflation for seniors is broken. Instead of fixing the problem, some in Washington and on Wall Street want to make a bad
Sanders Recognized by Disabled Veterans Organization
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been chosen to receive a Congressional Leadership Award from the Disabled American Veterans. “Your personal efforts led to important increases in funding for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment, Gulf War Illness research and adaptive housing grants for seriously disabled veterans,” said Larry Polzin, the DAV national commander. “When veterans have needed your support, you have always
Hunger in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 9 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that “unconscionable” cuts in a federal emergency hunger program have resulted in a 50 percent reduction in food supplies from that program for the Vermont Foodbank. The foodbank runs programs through a network of 280 food shelves, community centers, churches, schools and senior centers. The foodbank has experienced shortages because of deep cuts in
Wave of Anti-Voter State Laws Detailed by GAO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 – New state laws that make it harder for millions of voters to cast ballots are detailed in a Government Accountability Office report released today. The comprehensive study was requested by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). The senators asked the non-partisan research arm of Congress to investigate what they called an “alarming number”
