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Pres. Obama renews populist pitch, urges Congress to pass the Buffett Rule (MSNBC)
April 11, 2012
On MSNBC’s Jansing & Co., Bernie talks about class warfare in America.
“I think the Republicans are right, class warfare is being waged in America. Unfortunately, it is corporate America & the billionaires who are waging class warfare against the Middle Class & working families – and sadly, the wrong side is winning.”
Down in the mouth (Brattleboro Reformer)
By Richard Davis Teeth and gums may be the most neglected parts of our bodies. If you don’t have hundreds and/or thousands of dollars to spend on routine maintenance and repairs, you are out of luck. Dental insurance may be a partial help to some, but it is a stand-alone product that leaves a lot [...]
U.S. Dental Crisis: Sen. Sanders on the Fight for Coverage (PBS News Hour)
April 10, 2012
By Victoria Fleischer Laura Ashton hasn’t regularly seen a dentist in almost 14 years. She has gingivitis, a broken tooth, a cracked tooth, and little chance of relief — few area dentists accept her disability and Medicare coverage. Out of options, she dialed her senator. “I’m sure at some point I will be losing most [...]
Energy efficiency movement focuses on financing (Burlington Free Press)
By Joel Banner Baird Popular enthusiasm for lower heating bills in Vermont hasn’t translated into a warm investment climate for weatherization and clean energy upgrades, experts agreed Monday at a conference in Burlington. That trickle of cash and the correspondingly slow transition of America away from a fossil-fuel economy prompted the gathering, said U.S. Sen. [...]
Shumlin, congressional delegation announce $20M in FEMA grants (WPTZ)
April 9, 2012
By David Charns MONTPELIER, Vt. – Gov. Peter Shumlin and Vermont’s congressional delegation have announced a $19.8 million federal grant to help buy homes and businesses destroyed by Hurricane Irene. The money is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The award list contains 72 projects, including the buy-out of 13 [...]
Making green energy investments affordable (WCAX)
By Molly Smith BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont political and financial leaders are gathered in Burlington Monday with a focus on connecting the middle class with green energy improvements. Senator Bernie Sanders and the Shumlin administration brought together green energy companies, credit unions and financial investors with a goal of making energy-friendly investments more accessible for [...]
Renewables, energy efficiency to be summit focus (WCAX)
April 8, 2012
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Leaders in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields are to gather with lenders, elected officials and others for what’s being billed as a summit aimed at promoting green energy in Vermont. Monday’s event in the Filmhouse at Burlington’s Main Street Landing is designed to bring together Vermont’s renewable energy and [...]
New jobs added but not enough to satisfy GOP (MSNBC)
April 6, 2012
Bernie joins Ed Schultz on MSNBC to talk about Republican obstructionism on the economy.
“If you’re asking me, are the Republicans prepared to do whatever they can to torpedo the economy in order to defeat Obama, I think the answer is pretty clear. They have shown that time and time again.”
Senate Will Vote Next Week on Anti-Citizens United Resolution (Seven Days Blurt Blog)
By Andy Bromage Turns out “corporations are not people” makes a better slogan than a constitutional amendment. A month after 64 Vermont towns passed town meeting day resolutions opposing corporate personhood and the Citizens United court ruling, a joint resolution to that effect finally passed out of committee in Montpelier. J.R.S. 11, which emerged from [...]
Delta Embarrassed By Export-Import Bank Loan Guarantee While Lobbying Against Agency (HuffPost Politics)
By Ryan Grim & Zach Carter WASHINGTON — A bizarre lobbying battle that pits Delta Air Lines and the Tea Party against the Export-Import Bank became even more interesting on Thursday when the government bank struck back at the airline in a classically Washington way — by handing an $84.8 million loan guarantee to a [...]
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