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Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Public Statements on National Security

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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June 13, 2013 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Prompt Disaster Designation, Approved Today By President Obama Washington, DC
June 5, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Disaster Aid Request Washington, DC
May 1, 2013 Letter to Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Shelby - Fund Federal COPS Hiring Program Washington, DC
Jan. 11, 2013 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Economic Development Administration Awards $1.8 M. To Help Businesses, Farms, Towns And Nonprofits Harness Online Tools To Bolster Disaster Resiliency Montpelier, VT
Dec. 11, 2012 Southern Vermont Receives $470,000 for Irene Recovery Unknown
Nov. 1, 2012 Global Warming and Hurricane Sandy Burlington, VT
Sept. 18, 2012 Rutland Herald - 'Delegation Condemns Middle East Violence' Unknown
Sept. 12, 2012 Gov. Shumlin, Congressional Delegation Announce Long-term Recovery Funds Unknown
Aug. 3, 2012 Joint Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch On Their Meeting With FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate Unknown
July 30, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington DC
July 25, 2012 FEMA Okays Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Repairs Washington, DC
July 20, 2012 Vermont Receives Waiver Allowing Use Of Disaster Recovery Funds In Windham County Unknown
June 22, 2012 Gov. Shumlin and Congressional Delegation: President Approves Disaster Declaration for May Storm Montpelier, VT
June 13, 2012 Sanders Voices Reservations on NRC Nominee Washington, DC
May 16, 2012 Vermont in Line for at Least $30 Million More for Irene Recovery Washington, DC
April 25, 2012 Letter to Leon Panetta, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
Jan. 20, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. in Post-Irene Community Development Funds Burlington, VT
Dec. 17, 2011 Sanders Votes "No' on Spending Deal Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2010 Letter to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Washington, DC
April 20, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Kent Conrad Chairman and The Honorable Judd Gregg Ranking Member Committee on the Budget Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee - Energy Development on Public Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2008 Constitution Day Washington, DC
April 9, 2008 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Washington, DC
April 4, 2008 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Washington, DC
April 3, 2008 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 -- Continued Washington, DC
April 3, 2008 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Washington, DC
Jan. 11, 2006 Department of Justice and Department of Defense Respond to Congressional Request for Investigation of Alleged NSA Espionage Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2004 Panel One of a Hearing of the National Security, Emerging Threats & International Relations Subcommittee of the House Government Reforma Committee... Washington, DC

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