Senator Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving 16 years in the House of Representatives. He is the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. http://sanders.senate.gov/

U.S. Senate, 2007-present

Programs in this Series

Future of Social Security - 11/10/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Representatives of AARP and the Vermont Center for Independent Living discuss the upcoming debate in Congress over the future of Social Security.

Essex Affordable Housing Groundbreaking - 10/11/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joins Brenda Torpy, C.E.O. for Champlain Housing Trust; Nancy Owens, executive director of Housing Vermont; and other local officials at the groundbreaking of new 30-unit affordable housing development on Susie Wilson...

Preserving Social Security - 09/30/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz) discuss their efforts to protect Social Security against harmful benefit cuts. They will be joined by national leaders from organized labor, senior advocacy...

Town Meeting on Broadband - 09/25/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders hosted a forum September 25, 2010 in Randolph Center, Vermont on the $116 million in federal stimulus grants and loans awarded to Vermont Telephone Co. to extend broadband to Vermont's under-served communities. Sen. Sanders...

New Burlington Schools Summer Program - 08/02/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington School District Superintendent Jeanne Collins; Jim Down and Bobby Riley, co-principals of the summer school, report on Burlington’s new summer program which received federal funding secured by Sanders, a...

Town Meeting in Putney on Health Care and Jobs - 07/31/2010

Bernie Sanders continues his tour through Vermont Town Meeting Style, this time in Windham County's own Putney, Vermont. For more information: 1-800-339-9834, Http://sanders.senate.gov

Vermont Senators Leahy and Sanders Announce Dairy Price Stabilization - 07/12/2010

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) detail legislation to stabilize dairy prices and save family farms. Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee and Vermont dairy farmers Amanda St. Pierre, Travis Forgues, Beth Kennett, and...

Announcement of Funds for 40 School Gardens - 06/04/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announces at Burlington's Champlain Elementary Scool, funding for community gardens at 40 Vermont schools. Champlain School has just established a school community garden. The garden is fully prepared, the beds all...

Federal Funding for Army National Guard Outreach and Childcare - 06/01/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the Vermont National Guard adjutant general, announce federal funding that the senator secured to continue Vermont’s model veterans’ outreach program. They also ...

Telephone Conference Call About Energy Legislation - 05/27/2010

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses legislation he is introducing to ban offshore drilling along America’s ocean coastlines and increase fuel efficiency in American cars..

Town Meeting on the No Child Left Behind Act and Education Reform - 05/10/2010

Senator Sanders Town Meeting on Education, held in South Burlington, VT. focussing on 'No Child Left Behind and Education Reform. Joining Senator Sanders are Armando Vilaseca, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education, Martha...

Roundtable on Geothermal Energy - 04/17/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S Department of Energy Cathy Zoi, along with a panel of Vermont experts and homeowners discuss the ways in which geothermal energy can help move Vermont...

Newly Passed Health Care Reform - Expanding Primary Health Care - 04/12/2010

Senator Bernie Sanders with representatives of Vermont’s eight Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) discuss the impact of the newly-passed health care reform bill on expanding primary health care in Vermont.

Energy Conservation Grants for Vermont Communities - 03/29/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. James Douglas announce energy efficiency and conservation grants for 147 schools, towns, and cities across the state.

Forum On Danish Health Care System - 03/22/2010

Senator Bernie Sanders hosts Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen for a forum on the Danish Health Care System. UVM Medical Students and Staff participate in the forum held on the campus of UVM Medical School.

Featured Story

Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.