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
Senator Bernie Sanders; Jack Donnelly, executive director of the Community Health Center of Burlington; Dr. Patti Fisher, medical director of the center holds a press conference on free medical exams, testing (March 14th.).
Senator Bernie Sanders announced federal funding he secured for equipment and renovations at 34 senior centers across the state. Joining Senator Bernie Sanders; Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur, associate state director for AARP Vermont; Diane Novak,...
Senator Bernie Sanders engages students on their proposals to purchase educational, small-scale solar energy installations through the Sanders-funded 'Solar in Schools' program.
Senator Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, discusses initiavies to boost Veterans Benefits. Joining Senator Sanders: Milt Willis, American Legion of Vermont; Edward Laviletta, Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars;...
Senator Bernie Sanders hosts U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a dairy town meeting at the Burlington Hilton. Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch, and Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Albee will also...
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Kristy Oxholm, president of the Vermont State Firefighters Association; Jim Finger, president of the American Ambulance Association; Jim Litevich, chief of the Vermont Fire Academy; Gary Dillon of the Waterbury...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt. .), chairman of the Green Jobs Subcommittee, and Nancy Owens, President of Housing Vermont, announce federal funding for the largest solar hot water heating project in the state of Vermont.
Senator Bernie Sanders today announced $523,000 for delinquency prevention programs in Vermont. “I am proud to announce federal support for four different Vermont organizations that are doing an excellent job in working with young people....
Senator Sanders Town Meeting on Healthcare – Rutland, VT. For more information: 1-800-339-9834, Http://sanders.senate.gov
Senator Sanders Town Meeting on Healthcare – Rutland, VT. For more information: 1-800-339-9834, Http://sanders.senate.gov
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Chief of Staff Huck Gutman discuss a range of issues in this 30 minute segment recorded in the U.S. Senate studios in Washington D.C.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate health committee, assembled some of the letters in a new booklet, The Health Care Crisis: Letters from Vermont and America. “In poignant and heartbreaking terms, the letters describe the pain...
Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a new Financial Product Safety Commission to protect consumers from abusive lenders and also announced a $130,000 federal grant to improve financial literacy for young people in Vermont. Sanders was joined at the...
The Senator is joined by author TR Reid and panelists to discuss what can be learned from other countries and implemented here to transform the American healthcare system.
Senator Sanders along with veterans officials and advocates shares information on the new G.I. Bill and expanded eligibility for health care.
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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!