A
week after he was elected by the Legislature, Brigadier General Steven Cray has officially been sworn in as the next leader of the Vermont
National Guard.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Burlington Mayor
Miro Weinberger are touting a new revolving loan program that will allow businesses
to work with the city-owned electric department to make energy upgrades.
Sen.
Bernie Sanders and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency say the
Vermont National Guard is a national model for what other military bases can do
to cut their reliance on fossil fuel and become less dependent on foreign oil.
Vermont’s Congressional delegation is pleased and relieved that
the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law, including
the mandate that all Americans have health insurance or pay a fine.
Vermont’s Congressional delegation expressed relief at Thursday’s Supreme Court
ruling, hoping to now focus on
the implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act without the cloud of legal uncertainty.
Senator Bernie Sanders says a transportation bill going before the U.S. Senate this week is an important one, but given the repair needs of
the nation’s roadways he characterizes it as modest.
Senator Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t want to see 100,000 postal
workers laid off in the midst of a recession. The plan by the postal service
includes 245 lay offs in the White River Junction area.
Senator Bernie Sanders is working to build a bi-partisan group to
support additional funds for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program. Last
year, Vermont received roughly $23 million in LIHEAP funds. But the
Obama Administration has proposed cutting the appropriation in half.