Vermont Delegation Urges USDA Secretary to Approve Vermont Disaster Designation, Streamline Flood Recovery Funds for Vermont Farmers
BURLINGTON, VT — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint sent a letter today, urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve Governor Phil Scott’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for the State of Vermont following catastrophic flooding to farms and rural farming communities. “It is imperative that the Federal government, working
NEWS: Sanders Once Again Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Outrageous Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment and Costly New Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON, July 10 – Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) full approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra once again urging the Biden Administration to act to substantially reduce the price
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Extreme Flooding in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on the extreme flooding hitting Vermont. “In the midst of the terrible flooding we are seeing, I want to thank all the emergency crews who have been working tirelessly to protect the lives and property of Vermonters during this very difficult time. I also want to
Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, State and Local Officials and Trail Communities will Celebrate the Newly Completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail on July 15
All are invited to join in the Governor’s end-to-end bike ride and community events along the 93-mile trail. Sanders secured the initial federal funding to establish the LVRT in 2005. Montpelier, Vt. – On Saturday, July 15, Governor Phil Scott and Senator Bernie Sanders will help communities all along the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) celebrate the trail’s completion
NEWS: Senate HELP Committee Release Staff Bipartisan Discussion Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
WASHINGTON, July 3 – Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback on a staff-level bipartisan discussion draft to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
