PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Gives Floor Remarks on Climate Disasters and the Mountain Valley Pipeline

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8ย โ€“ย Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate gave remarks onย the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the catastrophic climate events happening across the world. Sandersโ€™ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watchedย here. M. President: I rise this morning to express my strong opposition to the so-called โ€œside-dealโ€ that the fossil fuel

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Kaine, Sanders and Colleagues Mark Brazilโ€™s Independence Day with Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October

WASHINGTON, D.C. โ€” Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) teamed up with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to unveil a resolution supporting democratic institutions in Brazil. The introduction comes on the Independence Day of Brazil

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NEWS: Sanders, Colleagues Call on Corbel CEO Jeffrey Schwartz to Provide Severance Pay for Laid-Off LandAir Workers

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sep. 2 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), on Thursday sent aย letterย to Corbel Capital Partnersโ€™ CEO Jeffrey Schwartz in support of workers affected by the recent and unexpected closure of LandAir, based in Williston, Vermont. LandAir, a less-than-truckload freight company, had 11 locations in

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Welcomes Administrator of Health Resources & Services Administration to Vermont to Discuss the Health Care Workforce Crisis

Sen. Sanders and Administrator Johnson will be available for media following the roundtable discussion at UVM BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 25 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday will welcome Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), to Vermont to meet with health care providers and educators. The discussions will cover a range of health care issues

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NEWS: Sanders on President Bidenโ€™s Student Debt Announcement

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 24 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement after President Biden announced a plan for student debt relief: โ€œThe president’s decision today to reduce the outrageous level of student debt in our country is an important step forward in providing real financial help to a struggling middle class. Today’s announcement to reduce up

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Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $5.8 Million In Northern Border Regional Commission Grants For 14 Vermont Communities

(WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022) โ€“ U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) together with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Governor Phil Scott, and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), announced Wednesday that 14 Vermont communities will be receiving a combined $5.8 million from NBRCโ€™s State Economic and Infrastructure Development program. Leahy, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee,

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