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The Democrats are far smarter at this than we are. They work to advance socialism but would never admit to it or use its name (Bernie Sanders and a few others excepted). But we seem to be grabbing the mantle of unfettered Capitalism and slapping it on...
Sorrell’s decision to appeal won praise Saturday from his client, Gov. Peter Shumlin, who was named as lead defendant in Entergy’s suit, as well as from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and state House Speaker Shap Smith. "We as a state have had many important...
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) (R) asks questions as Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) (2nd R) listens during a joint hearing on Nuclear Regulatory Commission before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and... View Photo »
I will vigorously oppose any efforts by Republicans in Congress to legislate a rubber-stamp approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
During a roundtable discussion hosted by Vermont Public Television, essay winners from state high schools discussed possible solutions to the country's most pressing problems. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D) Vermont commented, "Even if they're 16, 17 or 18...
XL tar sands pipeline, and tried to delay rules on mercury emissions standards — all while failing to extend a key tax credit for wind — four climate hawk Senators attempted to put these actions into a powerful climate context. Standing on the Senate...
Just last year, California Democrats showcased another controversial political figure, as Bernie Sanders was their convention keynote speaker. An interesting side note: a Democratic Party spokesman scolded the California Republican Party for bringing...
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) participate in a news conference on facility... View Photo »
At a time when the State Department Inspector General is conducting a special inquiry into possible conflicts of interest related to the State Department's handling of this project, it is completely inappropriate to try to short-circuit the thorough environmental review process federal law requires
Vt. , Feb. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell filed an appeal in federal court on behalf of the state’s bid to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant:...
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is the junior United States Senator from Vermont, elected on November 7, 2006. Before becoming Senator, Sanders represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives for 16 years. Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) shakes hands with Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) as Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (2nd L), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (3rd L) look on at the end of a news conference on facility closures of U.S....
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (C) speaks as (L-R) Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) listen during a news conference on facility closures of U.S. Postal Service December 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a Capitol Hill rally with Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) (2nd R) and seniors and workers against cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid potentially proposed by the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee, or 'Super...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), gives a thumbs up as he walks to vote on the debt limit bill on August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to approve the bill to raise the debt ceiling, allowing the U.S. to...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) participate in a news conference on facility closures of U.S. Postal Service December...
View Photo »US Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, speaks at a rally on Social Security and Medicare as Sen. Barbara Mikulski(R),D-MD, and Sen. Bernie Sanders(2nd-R), I-VT, look on at the Dirksen Senate Building November 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.Mikulski on November 16, introduced the Consumer Price Index...
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , right, accompanied by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , center, and Jean Rossi, president of the National Nurses United, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the Senate...
View Photo »From left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , and Jean Rossi, a president of the National Nurses United, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House.
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , center, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , left, and others, listen as Arlene Holt Baker, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the...
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , right, with Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , swap places at the microphone during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, where they talked about their single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House.
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House.
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , right, talks with Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , left, as they walk to news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, to discuss their single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Rep. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (C) addresses a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and members of the National Association of Counties at the U.S. Captiol May 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. ...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: (L-R) Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses a rally in support of Social Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sanders and four other Democratic senators, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV),...
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , center, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
View Photo »Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , speaks to a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. At left is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
View Photo »Democratic Senators, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , take part in a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011.
View Photo »William C. Dudley, President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, addresses the Economic Club of New York in New York City in this April 7, 2010 file photo. Dudley, was granted one of a number of waivers that allowed Fed staff and contractors to keep investments in the financial giants...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, joined by fellow senators, speaks during a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. Front row, from left are: Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Reid, Sen. Bernie Sanders,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) shakes hands with Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) as Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (2nd L), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (3rd L) look on at the end of a news conference on facility closures of U.S....
View Photo »I will vigorously oppose any efforts by Republicans in Congress to legislate a rubber-stamp approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
At a time when the State Department Inspector General is conducting a special inquiry into possible conflicts of interest related to the State Department's handling of this project, it is completely inappropriate to try to short-circuit the thorough environmental review process federal law requires
Republicans have been very, very clear (that) they are going to do everything they can to protect the wealthiest people in this country and largest corporations and fight as hard as they can to make sure those groups ... are not paying their fair share of taxes ... At the same time, they want to make de...
