Sanders Statement on Vermont National Guard Deployment

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 14 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement about Thursday’s deployment by the Vermont National Guard. “I wish all the best to the men and women of Charlie Company as they begin their deployment today. As an air ambulance unit, they have the critical mission of putting their own lives on the line to

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Sanders Announces Extension to Margin Protection Program

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the U.S Department of Agriculture extended the deadline to enroll in the Margin Protection Program until June 22. “While far from a perfect solution, the Margin Protection Program may help many of Vermont’s farmers who have been struggling with years of low milk prices. That’s

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Sanders and Sewell Call on Trump to Honor Treaty Obligations in Response to Scathing UN Report

WASHINGTON, June 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and 18 of their colleagues sent a letter Tuesday to United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley urging the Trump administration to uphold the United States’ international human rights treaty obligations and present Congress with a plan to take action to reduce shameful levels of poverty across the country. The

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Sanders Statement on Trump-Kim Summit

WASHINGTON, June 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday following President Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in Singapore: “While very light on substance, the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore represents a positive step in de-escalating tensions between our countries, addressing the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons, and moving toward

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More Than 300 Vermonters Join Sanders for Energy Resource Fair and Town Meeting

                     RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt., June 9 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a Vermont Energy Resource Fair and Town Meeting Saturday at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center to discuss how Vermonters can make their homes and businesses more efficient and to help Vermonters determine what type of renewable energy works best for their needs. More than 300 people

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Sanders Promotes Employee-Ownership as Alternative to Greedy Corporations

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 8 – In a speech to the Vermont Employee Ownership Conference Friday afternoon at the University of Vermont, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stressed that in a rapidly transitioning economy we must help workers around the country form employee-owned businesses:  “Instead of giving huge tax breaks to corporations who shut down in the United States and send jobs

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