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Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Public Statements

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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Date Title Location
Sept. 19, 2012 Telemarketing Fraud Modernization Act Washington, DC
Sept. 18, 2012 Rutland Herald - 'Delegation Condemns Middle East Violence' Unknown
Sept. 18, 2012 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript Unknown
Sept. 14, 2012 Letter to Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Boehner Unknown
Sept. 13, 2012 Senate Passes Resolution Declaring National Falls Prevention Awareness Day Washington, DC
Sept. 13, 2012 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2012 Gov. Shumlin, Congressional Delegation Announce Long-term Recovery Funds Unknown
Sept. 11, 2012 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
Sept. 7, 2012 Sanders Defends Social Security from Wall Street Attacks Manchester, NH
Aug. 30, 2012 Sanders Welcomes Obama Support for Amendment to Undo Citizens United Burlington, VT
Aug. 20, 2012 Smart Grid Helps Vermont Save Energy Burlington, VT
Aug. 14, 2012 As Social Security Turns 77, the Most Successful Program in American History is Under Fierce Attack Burlington, VT
Aug. 13, 2012 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript 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 31, 2012 Vermont Tops Nation in Health Insurance Rebates Unknown
July 30, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington DC
July 26, 2012 Senators Seek Answers from DNI on How Many of Americans' Communications Have Been Monitored Washington, DC
July 26, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 Vermonters Enrolled in Medicare Save $1.5 Million on Prescription Drugs in First Six Months of 2012 Unknown
July 25, 2012 Statement on Senate Vote on Taxes Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 Sanders to Address International AIDS Conference Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 FEMA Okays Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Repairs Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 2012 Olympic Games Washington, DC
July 24, 2012 Senate Panel Holds Hearing on Sanders' Saving American Democracy Amendment Washington, DC
July 24, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: 2 New REAP Zone Grants To NEK Will Rehab Low-Income Homes And Refit Them For Energy Efficiency Savings Unknown
July 24, 2012 Middle Class Tax Cut--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 24, 2012 Where is Obama on Social Security? Washington, DC
July 23, 2012 Sanders Bills Would Boost Worker-Owned Businesses Burlington, VT
July 20, 2012 Vermont Receives Waiver Allowing Use Of Disaster Recovery Funds In Windham County Unknown
July 18, 2012 Bring Jobs Home Act--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 18, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Announce $3 Million For Deerfield Valley Transit Association Unknown
July 18, 2012 Costco to Sanders: "Our Prices on Average Would Have Been Approximately 19ยข Lower' Washington, DC
July 17, 2012 Disclose Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
July 17, 2012 Letter to President Obama Unknown
July 17, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: $1 M. Veterans Administration Grant to Veterans Inc. Unknown
July 13, 2012 Gas Profits Twice National Average in Burlington Area Burlington, VT
July 12, 2012 Statement on U.S. Olympic Uniforms Made in China Washington, DC
July 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Sanders Statement on Student Loans Washington, DC
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 28, 2012 A Good Day Unknown
June 27, 2012 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
June 26, 2012 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript Unknown
June 25, 2012 Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Montana Campaign Funding Case Washington, DC
June 22, 2012 Nearly 5,000 Vermonters to benefit from $2.3 million in insurance rebates Burlington, VT
June 22, 2012 New VA Clinic Opens in Newport: Part of Statewide Expansion of Clinics in Vermont Newport, VT
June 22, 2012 Gov. Shumlin and Congressional Delegation: President Approves Disaster Declaration for May Storm Montpelier, VT
June 21, 2012 Senate Votes on Sanders' Food Labeling Amendment Washington, DC

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