Senator Bernie
Sanders is standing by his decision to speak out against a proposed moratorium on ridgeline wind development. Sanders believes that
immediate and drastic action is needed to combat global climate change.
Brooke Paige and John
MacGovern, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, debate the issues and State Representative David Deen on what the future holds for a program to re-introduce Atlantic salmon to the
Connecticut River watershed.
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was originally enacted in 1965, supports programs that help senior citizens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.
Sen. Bernie Sanders
says any deficit reduction proposal should represent a "shared sacrifice", with a balance of program cuts and
taxes on the rich. His plan to impose a surtax on people making more than a million
dollars a year is gaining support in the U.S. Senate Democratic caucus.