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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 14, 2022

And I will object. Let me thank Senator Burr for actually reading my tweets. Much appreciated. Just a correction of the record. I think Senator Wicker mentioned before that a number of unions had approved this agreement. As I think…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2022

I understand that there is a lot that is going on in the world today. We are worried about climate change and what that is doing to our planet. We are worried about the terrible war in Ukraine and all of the destruction taking place there…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2022

it is hard for me to imagine how anyone could defend a healthcare system in which over 70 million people today are either uninsured or underinsured. As we speak, this moment, there are millions of Americans who would like to go to a…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 13, 2022

It is crucial that Congress protect the rights of American citizens and civic groups to engage in lawful political protest from whatever political perspective without being subjected to ruinously expensive and meritless retaliatory…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Sep 13, 2022

There are countless successful middle Tennesseans who did not go to college, yet President Biden expects them to pick up the tab for those who did. It is simply wrong to take hard-earned dollars from blue-collar workers in Tennessee who…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 12, 2022

section 3002 of S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget resolution, allows the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise budget aggregates, committee allocations, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 8, 2022

I rise this morning to express my strong opposition to the so-called side deal that the fossil fuel industry is pushing to make it easier for them to pollute the environment and destroy our planet. But, before I do, let me put my…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 8, 2022

So there we are. We have got 650 environmental and social justice organizations, representing millions of people, and we have got the entire scientific community saying we have got to cut carbon emissions. And then on the other side, we…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 7, 2022

in my home State of Vermont, where there are more cows then people, the local dairy industry is the bedrock of our communities. From Derby to Pownal, small dairy farms provide honest jobs and produce fine dairy products sought after by…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 7, 2022

I have been honored that Vermonters have sent me here to the U.S. Senate to represent them for many years. In turn, I always welcome the opportunity to recognize the commitments, achievements, and successes of Vermonters and the industries…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

We need more postal police who are vested with the authorities needed to prevent crime and stop them where they happen.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

I look forward to hearing from these constituents, our witnesses, members of the Pennsylvania delegation...

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

We must ensure that rate hikes do not return the Postal Service to a service of the privileged.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

I would like to recognize the 75th anniversary of an integral Vermont institution, the Proctor Maple Research Center, which is housed at the University of Vermont. The Proctor Maple Research Center has been an international leader in the…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

I introduced the Ensuring Accurate Postal Rates Act, which would require the Postal Regulatory Commission... to restart their rate making system review process.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 6, 2022

I want to take a moment to highlight a truly feel good story straight out of my home State of Vermont, a story of how middle school friends and ski buddies from southern Vermont reconnected and fell in love after life took them mostly…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Aug 31, 2022

Well, no one -- no previous president has ever done what he did. I mean, he basically stole documents -- and I say stole -- that are top secret. And no private citizen has authorization to do that. So it’s illegal.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Aug 31, 2022

one of the biggest challenges in Congress is that we have finally been effective in doing things that will make a difference for the American people. And people want us to be effective. We have had to do that against the fight- for-failure…

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