State department IG finds flaws in pipeline review
For immediate release Feb. 9, 2012 Contact Michael Briggs Phone: (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON– A special internal review by the State Department inspector general faulted aspects of the department’s handling of a proposal to build a crude oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) last [...]
Postal service watchdog says retirement reserves already are ‘astonishingly high’
For immediate release Feb. 1, 2012 Contact Michael Briggs (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 – At a time when the U.S. Postal Service is considering deep cuts in services and jobs, an internal watchdog today told Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that a big funding cushion already has been built into the mail service’s retirement and health [...]
Sanders backs bill to relieve prescription shortages
The number of drug shortages has more than tripled over the last six years, jumping from 61 drug products in 2005 to more than 200 in 2011.
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermonters with Medicare saved $4.8 million on prescriptions
The health care reforms mean a 50 percent discount on brand-name prescription drugs and last year generated a 7 percent discount on covered generic medications for people who reached the coverage limit.
Leahy, Sanders Welch: Vermont housing groups receive $1.2 million
The federal NeighborWorks America program is awarding five competitive federal grants to Vermont’s NeighborWorks affiliates.
End oil and coal subsidies, Sanders tells rally
For immediate release Jan. 24, 2012 Contact Michael Briggs Phone: (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Addressing several hundred demonstrators at a Capitol Hill rally today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for an end to tax breaks and other subsidies for the enormously-profitable oil and coal industries. “We’ve got to end all of the tax breaks [...]
Vermont receives $21.6 million in grants to help rebuild homes and businesses hit by Irene
Vermont is one of eight states receiving grants, approved by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, which come from topped-up emergency relief funds in an annual funding bill approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in November.
Vermont receives home heating aid
Vermont’s congressional delegation – U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – announced today the release of $4.9 million for Vermont under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Delegation announces $8.7 million in Irene recovery assistance for Vermont farmers and property owners
Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – today announced that Vermont will receive nearly $8.7 million for two flood relief programs integral to helping Vermont farmers and property owners recover from Tropical Storm Irene.
Statehouse rally renews call for Vermont support for constitutional amendment
“Money is not speech,” Lyons said as she waved dollar bills around in the air. “So I will not use money to speak.”
