Senator Bernie Sanders: Federal Support for Financial Literacy

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Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a new Financial Product Safety Commission to protect consumers from abusive lenders and also announced a $130,000 federal grant to improve financial literacy for young people in Vermont. Sanders was joined at the press conference in Burlington, Vt., by Joseph G. Bergeron, president of the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, which will work with local business leaders, educators and volunteers, to teach middle and high school students the importance of financial literacy.

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Summary

Production Date: 07/01/2009
Catalog Number: 8186
Archive Number: 8186
Series: Senator Bernie Sanders
Length: 00:15:29
Town: National
Geography: Vermont
Event Type: Legislative
Content Type: Other

Airtimes

1 Monday July 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM
2 Monday July 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM
3 Thursday July 9, 2009 at 6:55 PM
4 Saturday July 11, 2009 at 2:55 PM
5 Monday July 13, 2009 at 1:30 PM
6 Sunday July 26, 2009 at 6:15 AM
7 Sunday July 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
8 Monday October 5, 2009 at 12:25 AM
9 Monday October 5, 2009 at 5:25 AM
10 Monday October 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM
11 Monday October 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM

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