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Audio: Sanders Articulates Priorities During Break (VPR’s Vermont Edition)
January 9, 2012
While Congress is on winter break, members of Vermont’s congressional delegation have been traveling the state and making their views on specific issues known. Monday on Vermont Edition, we talk with Senator Bernie Sanders about the priorities issues he’s working on, including renewal of the Older Americans Act, federal funding for low-income heating programs, and [...]
Sanders To Sponsor Older Americans Act (VPR News)
By Patti Daniels (Host) Senator Bernie Sanders is sponsoring the re-authorization of the Older Americans Act. The legislation, which was originally enacted in 1965, supports programs that help senior citizens remain independent and in their homes and communities. Among the nutrition programs funded by the Older Americans Act is Meals on Wheels. But Sanders says [...]
US Sen. Sanders will support senior legislation (Boston Globe)
January 6, 2012
BURLINGTON, Vt.—Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is going to introduce legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act, which supports Meals on Wheels and other programs for older Americans. Sanders is the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, which has jurisdiction over the Older Americans Act. Passed in 1965, it [...]
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