New VA Clinic Opens in Newport: Part of Statewide Expansion of Clinics in Vt.

NEWPORT, Vt. –ย U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) helped cut a ribbon today at a ceremonyย marking the opening of a new Newport Outpatient Clinic for veterans. “As a memberย of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I have worked hard to make sure thatย Vermont veterans get the quality health care they have earned and deserve,”ย Sanders said. “I am happy to say that we

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Nearly 5,000 Vermonters to benefit from $2.3 million in insurance rebates

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 22 –ย Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sandersย and Rep. Peter Welch – today announced that 4,636 Vermonters will benefit from $2,346,018 in rebates from insurance companies this summer under a provision in the Affordable Care Act. The healthย care law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of consumers’ premium dollars on medical

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Dairy Provisions in Senate-Passed Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, June 21 – Sens.ย Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said a farm bill that theย Senate approved today includes provisions that would help Vermont’s familyย farms. One provision would provideย insurance to farmers, at modest rates, that would pay them if the price ofย producing milk falls to $4 dollars above the price of selling milk. Farmersย could buy supplemental insurance for a

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Senate Votes on Sandersโ€™ Food Labeling Amendment

WASHINGTON,ย June 21 – The Senate today rejected an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)ย to let states require clear labels on any food or beverage containingย genetically engineered ingredients. The vote was 26 to 73. “This is theย very first time a bill on labeling genetically engineered food has been broughtย before the Senate. It was opposed by virtually every major food corporation inย the

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Senate Supports Clean Air Measure: Sanders to Inhofe: โ€˜Stop Poisoning Our Childrenโ€™

WASHINGTON,ย June 20 – The Senate voted today to back a newย  Environmental Protectionย Agency rule controlling mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal-firedย power plants. Sen. Bernieย Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees,ย spoke against a resolution by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) that would haveย blocked implementation of the EPA mercury rule. Before theย resolution was defeated by a vote

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Addison County Health Center Funded as Part of Major Expansion of Community Health Centers

WASHINGTON, Juneย 20 – More than $128 million to operate 219 community health centers around theย country – including $160,417 for the first facility in Addison County – wasย awarded today in a new round of grants under the Affordable Care Act. A provision byย Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2010 health care reform law authorized $11ย billion to build, expand, and operate community

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