Todays news from Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Immigration Emergency: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Vermont’s congressional delegation on Tuesday supported President Barack Obama’s call for $3.7 billion in emergency aid to help deal with an immigration crisis along the United States border with Mexico, Vermont Public Radio reported. Calling it “an urgent humanitarian situation, Obama sought the funds to address a surge of young migrants from Central America crossing the border into Texas. Sanders said it was imperative that the funding isn’t taken from existing refugee resettlement programs. Road Fund Crisis: The Vermont Agency of Transportation will have to put $100 million worth of bridge, road and rail projects on hold if Congress does not shore up the federal highway trust fund by August 1. Sen. Sanders, who serves on the Senate public works committee, said the trust fund gap could spur the cancellation of 112,000 construction projects and cause 700,000 job losses, WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV reported. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Tuesday that lawmakers were getting closer to a deal. Purple Heart: The 80-year-old son of a World War I veteran is going to get the Purple Heart his father earned while fighting in the Great War that began 100 years ago this summer. Vermont National Guard Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, Lt. Gov. Phil Scott will present a Purple Heart award to the family of John H. Demag during a ceremony at the Statehouse on Wednesday. Sen. Sanders’ office helped the family obtain the award for the late Army veteran who was wounded in action in August of 1918, The Associated Press reported. Sanders Meets VA Nominee: Sen. Sanders on Tuesday met with Robert McDonald, the president’s nominee to be the next VA secretary, according to AP, Politico, The Hill, MSNBC, WRGB-TV in Albany, New York, WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio, and WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama. A Sanders bill to improve accountability at the VA would empower the next VA secretary to fire incompetent employees immediately but provide an expedited appeal process, Fox News reported. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/070914
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:20:35 +0000
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