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

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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July 18, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Announce $3 Million For Deerfield Valley Transit Association Unknown
June 29, 2012 Congress Clears Transportation Bill With $464 Million for Vermont Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act Motion to Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
June 19, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont Nets $8 Million for Rail Upgrades From St. Albans To Canadian Border Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript Unknown
June 8, 2012 Five Vermont Airports to Receive $1.2 Million Unknown
May 25, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, and the Honorable Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC
May 11, 2012 Letter to Senate Conferees Unknown
May 10, 2012 President Taps General Dubie To Be Deputy Commander Of NORTHCOM Unknown
April 19, 2012 Governor Shumlin, Congressional Delegation Announce $11 Million for Bridge Work Montpelier, VT
March 14, 2012 Senate Passes Transportation Bill Providing $408 Million for Vermont Washington, DC
March 12, 2012 Shaheen Applauds Passage of Transportation Bill that will Create Jobs and Improve Infrastructure Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2012 Sanders Says Highway Bill Would Begin to Address "Infrastructure Crisis' Burlington, VT
Jan. 4, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont Nets Nearly $135 Million In Federal Emergency Road Aid Unknown
Nov. 9, 2011 Senate Panel Passes Transportation Bill with Sanders Provisions for Vermont Washington, DC
April 14, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation; and the Honorable Joseph Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2011 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act Washington, DC
Dec. 3, 2010 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of United States Department of Transportation Unknown
Oct. 4, 2010 Vermont Delegation: New Transit Buses Will Roll Into Vermont Unknown
Feb. 18, 2010 Lautenberg Leads Effort to Include Significant Transportation Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Agenda Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2009 Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - The Need for Transportation Investment Washington, DC
March 11, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy Washington, DC
Dec. 10, 2008 Bill Introduced to Waive State Transportation Match Requirement Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2008 Sanders Outlines Transportation Agenda at UVM Summit Burlington, VT
Nov. 24, 2008 Vermont Delegation Seeks To Stimulate Economy With Transportation Waiver Washington, DC
Nov. 24, 2008 Vermont Delegation Seekst To Stimulate Economy With Transportation Waiver Washington, DC
July 2, 2008 Letter to Mary Peters, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, Re: Update Analysis Model for Setting Fuel Economy Increases to Reflect Current Gas Prices and Urgency of Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2008 Vermont Dental Care, Transportation Funding Announced by Sen. Sanders Rutland, VT
May 1, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Patty Murray, Chairwoman, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and The Honorable Christopher Bond, Ranking Member... Washington, DC
June 30, 2005 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 Washington, DC

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