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In the latest development in a legal fight over the fate of Vermont Yankee, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he is blocking Senate confirmation of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominee. Sanders issued the following statement on why he placed a hold on the nomination of William Ostendorff:   “The Vermont state Senate decided last year in a bipartisan, 26-to-4 vote not to extend

I want to thank Housing Vermont and the Addison County Community Trust for making this day possible. Today is an exciting day for affordable housing and for senior citizens in Addison County.  I am particularly excited about this project for four reasons: First, at a time when many Vermonters are struggling economically, when affordable housing is very hard to come

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced a timetable for the  withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan:  “This country has a $14.5 trillion national debt, in part owing to two wars that have not been paid for.  We have been at war in Afghanistan for the last 10 years and paid a high price both in terms of

Senator Urges Obama Not to Capitulate WASHINGTON, June 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Republican leaders withdrew from budget negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden: “The Republican walkout should not result in the president and vice president capitulating to Republican demands. Poll after poll shows that the American people do not agree with the

Says Speculator Curbs Would do More to Lower Gas Prices  Sen. Bernie Sanders Thursday applauded the decision by the United States and other oil-consuming countries to push down energy prices by releasing 60 million barrels of oil from government reserves. A member of the Senate energy committee, Sanders had called on President Obama to help lower prices by tapping the Strategic Petroleum

“Around the world there is growing concern about the dangers of nuclear power,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a Senate floor speech late Tuesday. After an earthquake and tsunami last March in Japan crippled the Fukushima nuclear reactors, Germany decided to close all 17 of its nuclear plants. Switzerland is phasing out nuclear power. Opposition to nuclear power in Italy is overwhelming. In