Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

Senate passes revamped bailout

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nine Democrats, 15 Republicans and independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont voted "no." Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., voted yes. ...

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Vermont's senators split on rescue plan

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., voted against the bill. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., voted for it. Leahy had been was mum throughout the day on how he might ...

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Senate Passes Gov't Bailout Bill; Awaiting Congress Approval

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

"This bill, far better from that, is still short of where we should be," said Sen. Bernard Sanders. "We haven't done a good enough job in creating a ...

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Akaka and Inouye Vote in Favor of Bailout Plan

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

"This bill, far better from that, is still short of where we should be," says Independent Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders. "We haven't done a good enough ...

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Senate to Vote on Bailout Bill

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...inadvertently affected by the tax. The Senate will also hold a vote on an amendment to the bill sponsored by Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont, who wants to apply a surtax to millionaires to pay for the potential cost of the bailout. "We're n

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Do something for working Americans

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

... Congress stand up for the middle class and for fiscal integrity. The future of our country is at stake. Bernard Sanders is a US senator from Vermont.

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FCC failed to predict consequences of digital TV switch in February

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Days before Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont sent Federal Communications Commissioners a letter asking them to begin -- not intensify -- an education ...

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Senate Is Set to Vote on Bailout Bill

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The Senate will also hold a vote on an amendment to the bill sponsored by Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont, who wants to apply a surtax to ...

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Local man wins state labor award

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

Previous recipients of the Lena Brown award include Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., former council president Ralph Crippen, former Ludlow Rep. ...

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Sanders praises rejection of bailout bill

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

By Matt Sutkoski â€¢ September 29, 2008 US Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. praised the House of Representatives 228-205 vote against the proposed $700 billion ...

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Vermonters balky about bailout plan

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

More than 42000 people have electronically signed a letter from US Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., to US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. opposing the ...

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The Speed of Solar @ groSolar '08 - Funding & Policy Pathways to ...

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

... future of the solar energy movement Speakers include Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles; US Senator Bernard Sanders;David Foster, ...

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Democrats cry foul over governor's TV ad

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...do more harm than good for the candidate who launched then. Fowler noted that Richard Tarrant, a Republican who ran against Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., in 2006, ran several negative ads and they "really backfired" on Tarrant. Democrats wouldn't be tryi

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Backlash to federal bailout grows among voters

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

In less than 24 hours after posting his letter to Secretary Paulson outlining an alternative to the bailout, Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) of Vermont said he ...

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SUBJECT: ECONOMY AND LEGISLATIVE BAILOUT PROPOSAL

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

KUDLOW: Now we welcome Senators Bernard Sanders, independent from Vermont, Republican Wayne Allard from Colorado. Gentlemen, thank you ever so much. ...

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Constituents Make Their Bailout Views Loud and Clear

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Senator Bernard Sanders, the Vermont independent who votes with Democrats, posted a petition on his Web site asking Mr. Paulson to require that ...

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Remember the people

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sen. Bernard Sanders does not sound like such a radical anymore. Instead, the staggering irresponsibility of the financial sector and the failure of ...

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Sign Sen. Bernie Sanders' petition for amendment to Wall St. bailout

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Say what you want about Vermont's Sen. Bernard Sanders," the Brattleboro Reformer editorial began, "but he is right more often than not on economic issues. ...

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Remember the people

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

...crisis, and the moral obligation now belongs to the Bush administration to allow Congress to take part in the remedy. Sen. Bernard Sanders does not sound like such a radical anymore. Instead, the staggering irresponsibility of the financial sector and t

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Vermont Gov. Douglas in Competitive Race

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bernard Sanders had left open for a successful bid for the Senate. But Symington faces a tough challenge in taking on Douglas, with whom Vermont voters have ...

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