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Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Public Statements on Education

Bernie Sanders
Full Name: Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders
Office: U.S. Senate (VT) - Jr, Independent
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane; 1 Child: Levi; 3 Stepchildren: Heather, Carina, David
Birth Date: 09/08/1941
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Burlington, VT
Religion: Jewish

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May 14, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
May 9, 2013 Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Sanders: U.S. Education Dept. Must Cooperate with Vermont Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 Hearing of the Primary Health and Aging Hearing Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - The High Cost of High Prices for HIV/AIDS Drugs and the Prize Fund Alternative Unknown
March 5, 2012 Vermont Wins $3.4 Million for Head Start Education Unknown
June 27, 2011 The Budget Washington, DC
May 16, 2011 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC
April 28, 2011 Delegation Preserves a Role, Secures Funds for VSAC Washington, DC
April 28, 2011 Delegation Preserves a Role, Secures Funds For VSAC Unknown
March 2, 2011 Dealing with the Deficit Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Sanders Proposes Early Child Care Program Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Arne Duncan Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC
Aug. 4, 2010 Release: Senate Votes for Schools, Health Care Washington, DC
Aug. 4, 2010 Jobs Bill Clears Senate Hurdle Unknown
May 13, 2010 Burlington Free Press: Bernie Sanders Talks Education Unknown
March 24, 2010 Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 Washington, DC
March 18, 2010 Release: Big Boost for Student Aid Preserves Role for Vermont Agency Washington, DC
June 11, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Health, Education, Labor And Pensions Committee - Health Care Reform Washington, DC
May 6, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Edward Kennedy, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and The Honorable Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance Washington, DC
May 1, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter, Chairman And Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, Education And Related Agencies Washington, DC
April 30, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Learning from the States: Individual State Experiences With Health Care Reform Coverage Initiatives in the Context of National Reform Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Edward Kennedy, Chairman, Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Committee On Finance Unknown
April 22, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and The Honorable Arlen Specter, Ranking Member Washington, DC
April 21, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Empowering Workers to Rebuild America's Economy and Longer- Term Competitiveness: Green Skills Training for Workers Washington, DC
March 31, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - The Nomination of Governor Kathleen Sebelius to be Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
March 12, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget and Revenue Proposal Washington, DC
March 10, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2008 Murray Introduces Landmark Legislation to Prepare America's Students for the Challenges of the Global Workforce Washington, DC
Sept. 18, 2008 The Hill - Schools Not Solely Responsible for Ills Unknown
July 31, 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act - Conference Report Washington, DC
May 21, 2008 Sanders Fights for Expanded Education Benefits for Veterans in New GI Bill Washington, DC
May 21, 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Washington, DC
March 12, 2008 Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2009 -- Continued Washington, DC
March 11, 2008 Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2009 -- Continued Washington, DC
March 10, 2008 Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2009 Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2008 U.S. Prison Population Soars; Vermont Spends More on Prisons than Higher Education Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2008 Letter to Edward M. Kennedy and Mike Enzi, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Re: Heart for Women Act Washington, DC
Oct. 23, 2007 Departments of Labor , Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 -- Continued Washington, DC
Oct. 16, 2007 The Economy Washington, DC
July 17, 2007 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 Washington, DC
May 24, 2007 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007--Continued Washington, DC
May 22, 2007 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007--Continued Washington, DC
May 22, 2007 Immigration Washington, DC
March 22, 2007 Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2008 Washington, DC
March 21, 2007 Conressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2008 Washington, DC
March 14, 2007 Statement By Sen. Bernard Sanders On Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Resolution Washington, DC
March 8, 2007 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2007 Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2007 Washington, DC
Aug. 18, 2006 Sanders Offers Plan to Make College Education More Affordable Burlington, VT
April 25, 2006 Reclaiming the American Dream Unknown

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