Vermont Guard Solar Project Completed
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the Vermont National Guard commander, today marked completion of one of the largest solar installations in Vermont and one of the largest solar projects on any National Guard base in the country. The chairman of the Senate Green Jobs Subcommittee, Sanders helped secure $8.5
Delegation announces grant to help train new Vermont farmers
Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch – today announced a $659,784 grant to the Vermont New Farmer Network (VNFN). The grant will allow VNFN to provide training and assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers to help them run successful and sustainable farms. The Vermont New Farmers Network is a working group of agricultural organizations committed to serving
Transportation Secretary to Join ‘Brunch with Bernie’
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 29 – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will join Sen. Bernie Sanders on the weekly “Brunch with Bernie” radio and television program on Friday. Sanders, a member of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, has advocated much-needed investments in rebuilding roads and bridges and railroads as a way to create good-paying jobs. LaHood one month ago freed up $5 million in emergency highway
Sanders Asks Obama to Boost Home Heating Assistance
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 29 – Warning of a “severe winter health emergency,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders today urged President Barack Obama to budget at least $5.1 billion in the coming year for home heating assistance. The White House in February asked Congress to cut in half funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program which helps senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and low-income families with
Statement on Former U.S. Rep. Richard Mallary
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement today on the passing of former U.S. Rep. Richard Mallary: “Dick Mallary was one of the outstanding public servants in recent Vermont history and I was very sad to learn of his passing. Dick was a leader in the Vermont Legislature, and served Vermont proudly in the U.S. House of Representatives.
