Chairman Sanders Introduces Older Americans Act Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act, which supports Meals on Wheels and other essential programs for seniors. “We are at a critical moment. We must give seniors the support they need to stay healthy in their homes and communities,” said Sanders, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary
Statement on State of the Union
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address to a special joint session of Congress: “President Obama is clearly right that we must address the continuing jobs crisis in America in an aggressive way. We must do all we can to create millions of
End Oil and Coal Subsidies, Sanders Tells Rally
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Addressing several hundred demonstrators at a Capitol Hill rally today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for an end to tax breaks and other subsidies for the enormously-profitable oil and coal industries. “We’ve got to end all of the tax breaks for the oil companies and coal companies and I’m going to introduce legislation to do just that,” Sanders told demonstrators clad in
Vermont Students on the State of the Union
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 23 – More than 300 students from 30 Vermont high schools shared their thoughts on the major issues facing the United States in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) second annual State of the Union essay contest. Among other issues, the students wrote about the declining middle class, growing inequality in the United States, the environment, civil liberties, and the burdens of student debt. “This
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. In Post-Irene Community Development Funds
BURLINGTON, Vt., (FRIDAY, Jan. 20) – In a keenly awaited step along Vermont’s path to recovery from Irene, Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Congressman Peter Welch (D) and Governor Peter Shumlin (D) Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is releasing $21.6 million in community rebuilding funds to Vermont from a newly enacted appropriations bill.
