Senate Votes on Sanders’ Food Labeling Amendment
WASHINGTON, June 21 – The Senate today rejected an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to let states require clear labels on any food or beverage containing genetically engineered ingredients. The vote was 26 to 73. “This is the very first time a bill on labeling genetically engineered food has been brought before the Senate. It was opposed by virtually every major food corporation in the
Senate Supports Clean Air Measure: Sanders to Inhofe: ‘Stop Poisoning Our Children’
WASHINGTON, June 20 – The Senate voted today to back a new Environmental Protection Agency rule controlling mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, spoke against a resolution by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) that would have blocked implementation of the EPA mercury rule. Before the resolution was defeated by a vote
Addison County Health Center Funded as Part of Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, June 20 – More than $128 million to operate 219 community health centers around the country – including $160,417 for the first facility in Addison County – was awarded today in a new round of grants under the Affordable Care Act. A provision by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2010 health care reform law authorized $11 billion to build, expand, and operate community
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont Nets $8 Million for Rail Upgrades From St. Albans To Canadian Border
WASHINGTON, June 19 – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that Vermont will receive $7.9 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade the New England Central Railroad in northern Vermont. The federal grant will be used to rehabilitate 19 miles of track between St. Albans and the Canadian border in Alburgh with new rail, ballast
Senate to Vote on Sanders Amendment on Genetically Engineered Food
WASHINGTON, June 19 – The Senate late on Monday agreed to consider an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to the farm bill that would let states require clear labels on any food or beverage containing genetically engineered ingredients. A vote on the amendment is expected later this week. The Vermont Legislature earlier this year considered a bill that would have required labels on genetically engineered
