Nearly 10 Million Students, 13,000 in Vermont, Would Lose Aid BURLINGTON, Vt., March 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expressed strong opposition today to a House-passed budget that would reduce the average Pell grant by 17 percent. Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of students and middle-class families, Sanders called for reducing the debt in a responsible way.
Sanders Calls for Shared Sacrifice BURLINGTON, Vt., March 14 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today detailed how Vermonters would be hurt by budget cuts recommended by congressional Republicans. “The rich are getting richer. The middle class and poor are getting poorer. Meanwhile, we have a $1.5 trillion dollar deficit and a $14 trillion dollar national debt. What is
WASHINGTON, March 10 – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the following joint statement following the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s announcement today regarding Entergy’s Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt. “It should surprise no one that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has voted to extend Vermont Yankee’s license for another 20 years. The
Bill to Create a Millionaires Surtax and End Tax Breaks for Big Oil WASHINGTON, March 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced The Emergency Deficit Reduction Act that would establish a surtax on millionaires and eliminate tax breaks for big oil and gas companies. Sanders, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said any proposal to fund the government
“Last month, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to completely eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Let me assure you that I will do everything I can to oppose this misguided Republican initiative and make certain that the CPB continues to receive adequate funding. For more than 40 years, CPB has provided funding for vital educational,
WASHINGTON, March 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed a commitment by the Smithsonian Institution to sell only made-in-America products at a gift shop in the National Museum of American History. Museum executives also told Sanders they will seek more American suppliers for the merchandise – everything from flags to coffee mugs to souvenir busts of American presidents –
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