Transportation
Senators to Obama: Get out of Afghanistan (Politico)
March 7, 2012
By Mike Zapler Some two dozen senators are trying to keep the heat on President Barack Obama to get out of Afghanistan. Twenty-one Democratic senators — along with Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont and two Republicans — used the debate of a transportation bill this week to point out that the American highway system could [...]
Pumping fear (MSNBC)
February 29, 2012
Bernie joins Ed Schultz to talk about the real cause of high gas prices.
“The issue is the fact that over 80% of the oil futures market is controlled by speculators. Their function in life is not to purchase oil, not to use oil as an end user – they are not in the trucking business, they’re not in the airline business. Their sole purpose is to speculate and drive prices up and that is exactly what they are doing right now.”
Sen. Sanders Editorial: Wall Street greed fueling high gas prices (CNN)
February 28, 2012
By Sen. Bernie Sanders Gas prices approaching $4 a gallon on average are causing severe economic pain for millions of Americans. Pump prices spiked 5% in the past month alone. Crude oil prices stood at $108 on Friday, up from only double digits at the beginning of the month. What’s the cause? Forget what you [...]
Sanders, Searles push transportation plan with $408 million for Vermont (VTDigger)
February 14, 2012
By Greg Guma A national transportation group report ranked Vermont’s rural roads as the worst in the nation, and that’s unlikely to change unless the U.S. Senate’s version of a pending transportation bill prevails. If it doesn’t, the state will have to cut $160 million from transportation spending over the next five years, Vermont Transportation [...]
Sanders stresses need for highway bill (Burlington Free Press)
Vermont could receive $408 million in new federal funding under a transportation bill the U.S. Senate is to consider this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said. Sanders, in remarks Monday in Burlington, said those federal dollars make up 80 percent of the funding for road and bridge projects in the state, according to a statement [...]
Sanders: Transportation aid bill would help Vt. (Boston Globe)
February 13, 2012
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says a transportation funding bill up for debate this week would provide $408 million to address a backlog of repairs needed for Vermont’s roads and bridges. Sanders joined Vermont Transportation Secretary Brian Searles at a news conference Monday to talk up legislation that Sanders help draft as a member of the [...]
Sanders Wants Senate To Pass ‘Modest’ Transportation Bill (VPR News)
By Kirk Carapezza (Host) Senator Bernie Sanders says Vermont would greatly benefit from a transportation bill that would bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the state. The $109 billion bill goes before the U.S. Senate this week. Sanders says the legislation is important, but given the repair needs of the nation’s roadways he characterizes [...]
Budget battle lines are drawn in D.C. (MSNBC)
Watch Bernie talk about President Obama’s budget proposal on MSNBC’s the Ed Show.
“We have to reduce the deficit, we have to create jobs, and the wealthiest people in the country should be asked to play a role in that.”
Flood relief bill signed into law (Burlington Free Press)
November 19, 2011
President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a bill whose provisions on emergency aid drafted by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., may save Vermont many millions of dollars, Leahy’s office said. “Leahy’s provisions and funding will save Vermont tens of millions or perhaps even more than a hundred million dollars, depending on what the eventual repair [...]
OpEd: Transportation bill good for Vermont (Brattleboro Reformer)
November 16, 2011
Vermont got some welcome news from Washington this week. Federal funds to help the state rebuild after Tropical Storm Irene are included in a stopgap spending measure that took shape on Monday. The transportation bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators includes a provision to replenish the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Fund and [...]
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