Senator Bernie Sanders says he's encouraged by President Barack Obama's choice to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Senator Bernie Sanders discusses the state of the U.S. Postal Service, keeping rural post offices open and ways the Post Office can innovate to remain relevant.

Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca discusses the department's change to a state agency, and Senator Bernie Sanders looks at the future of rural post offices.

Vermont's congressional delegation is speaking out against the planned doubling of the interest rate on a big student loan program.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he hopes the Senate will vote on legislation to keep open the mail processing center in White River Junction.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's encouraged by a vote in the U.S. Senate to modernize the U.S. Postal Service. But the Vermont independent says the effort to save the mail processing facility in White River Junction and rural post offices still faces several hurdles.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says health care for Vermont military veterans is going to get better.

The U.S. Senate passed a major transportation bill Wednesday that would provide $408 million for Vermont over the next two years. The bill now moves on to the U.S. House. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to hear from Vermonters about dental care.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to highlight the need for better access to dental care in the United States.

The U.S. Postal Service says it will close its facility in White River Junction. Staff at the plant was informed of the decision yesterday in a statement and a video from the U.S. postmaster general.

Newscast: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, 12:04 p.m.

Vermont's congressional delegation is cheering President  Barack Obama's decision to reject a proposed pipeline to bring Canadian oil to the United States.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is praising the Environmental Protection Agency for forcing coal- and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says an agreement by the U.S. Postal Service to delay the closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 local post offices by five months gives Congress more time to consider postal reform legislation.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor Peter Shumlin announced a three-year partnership Monday morning with the Sandia National Laboratory.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

Both of Vermont's U.S. senators say extending and expanding a payroll tax cut is a good way to help stimulate the national economy.

Senator Bernie Sanders says Democrats should reject any deficit reduction deal if it cuts Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. Sanders says that would allow Democrats to frame the 2012 election debates.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for a public meeting on the future of the U.S. Postal Service.