Senator Bernie Sanders
Producer
Description
Bernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 after serving 16 years in the House of Representatives. He is the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. http://sanders.senate.gov/
U.S. Senate, 2007-present
Programs in this Series
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hosts a summit meeting on Capitol Hill with seniors, veterans and other grassroots groups united to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans from budget cuts proposed by congressional Republicans and some...
Important discussion that features Senator Sanders and statewide leaders on senior issues. Are you concerned about how the fiscal crisis in Washington will affect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, Veteran's Benefits? Much is at stake in...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is joined by author and journalist Matt Taibbi for a Town Meeting on the Economy - Taking on Wall Street and the Big Banks. Discussions include the power of Wall Street, Wall Street and the Economy, How to...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is joined by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and a member of the Wagner family, owners of Waggy’s store and deli, the first business to participate in the innovative financing program that helps pay for...
Bernie Sanders Conference On Global Warming Part 1
Bernie Sanders Conference On Global Warming Part 2
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, discusses with Marianne Miller, Headstart Director with Central Vermont Community Action Council, and Steve Geller, Executive Director of Southeastern Vermont Community...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announces a major climate change legislation. Sen. Sanders is joined by Sen. Boxer (D-Calif.), Bill McKibben, autohor, activist and founder of 350.org, Mike Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club and other...
Town meeting sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders to discuss a varitey of senior-related issues with Nancy Altman, Co-Director of Social Security Works.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) press conference onthe need to protect Social Security and veterans' benefits from cuts that would be caused byimplementing the so-called chained CPI. Seator Sanders is joined at this press conference by a...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Paul Burns, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, discuss the importance of wind energy in the fight against global warming and the need to defeat a moratorium on wind energy projects in the state of Vermont....
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Senate Budget Committee member, shares his thoughts, one day before Congress reconvenes to debate automatic spending cuts and tax changes.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addresses dramatic decreases in donations through The Emergency Food Assistance Program, which provides food at no cost to low-income Americans in need of short-term hunger relief through organizations like the...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, and Department of Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller today plan to announce a $1 million grant for an energy efficiency program in Burlington. The U.S. Economic...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson tour a solar power installation at the Vermont National Guard, sharing insights at this press conference.
One of the largest solar projects at any...
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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!