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Politician
Aug. 2, 2014
Newsletter: Potholes Won't Fix Themselves
Sen. Peter Welch
July 17, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 30, 2014
Welch Reacts to Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Decision
Sen. Peter Welch
June 4, 2014
Letter to Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama; Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska; Rick Scott, Governor of Florida; Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia; Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho; Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Paul LePage, Governor of Maine; Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi; Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska; Pat McCroy, Governor of North Carolina; Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma; Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina; Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota; Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; and Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2014
Reps. Welch and Rothfus Launch Bipartisan House Affordable Medicines Caucus
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 7, 2014
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2014
Expatriate Coverage Clarification Act
Sen. Peter Welch
April 9, 2014
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
Sen. Peter Welch
April 7, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: ACA Enrollment Numbers
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2014
"Their Nightmare'
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2014
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Health Care
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2014
Burlington Free Press: Welch Wants to Model Medicare after Vermont Health Program
Sen. Peter Welch
March 4, 2014
Sanders Statement on President Obama's Budget
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 20, 2014
Sanders Welcomes White House Decision to Protect Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 19, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Exclude 'Chained CPI' from Budget
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
The Week in Review
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 28, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Inability to Work with Republicans on Entitlements
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 28, 2014
Hoyer, Pelosi, Slaughter & DeGette, Along with 87 Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Challenge
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 15, 2014
Bipartisan, Bicameral Medicare Reforms Seek to Improve Care and Lower Costs
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
Letter to Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Allow Rollovers For Health FSA Accounts
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2013
Reed and Welch Laud Provision in House-passed Budget Agreement that Protects Rural Hospitals and Communities
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2013
Budget Pact Protects Social Security and Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 11, 2013
Executive Session
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 5, 2013
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2013
Sanders Leads Opposition to Cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2013
CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: HealthCare.gov
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2013
Sanders Appointed to Budget Conference Committee
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2013
Playboy - The Playboy Interview: Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2013
No More Damage Tactics
Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 14, 2013
This Insanity
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Day 11
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Sanders Statement on Fiscal Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 10, 2013
Health Care Law Will Save Lives
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 7, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2013
A Political Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 4, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 1, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 30, 2013
Senate Votes Again to Avoid Shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 30, 2013
Senate Gives House Another Chance to Avoid Shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Senate Votes to Avert Shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Senate Votes to Avoid Shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 26, 2013
Shutdown Scenarios
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date
Title
Politician
Aug. 2, 2014
Newsletter: Potholes Won't Fix Themselves
Sen.Peter Welch
July 17, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 30, 2014
Welch Reacts to Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Decision
Sen.Peter Welch
June 4, 2014
Letter to Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama; Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska; Rick Scott, Governor of Florida; Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia; Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho; Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas; Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana; Paul LePage, Governor of Maine; Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi; Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska; Pat McCroy, Governor of North Carolina; Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma; Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina; Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota; Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee; Rick Perry, Governor of Texas; Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin; and Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2014
Reps. Welch and Rothfus Launch Bipartisan House Affordable Medicines Caucus
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 7, 2014
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2014
Expatriate Coverage Clarification Act
Sen.Peter Welch
April 9, 2014
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
Sen.Peter Welch
April 7, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: ACA Enrollment Numbers
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2014
"Their Nightmare'
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2014
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Health Care
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2014
Burlington Free Press: Welch Wants to Model Medicare after Vermont Health Program
Sen.Peter Welch
March 4, 2014
Sanders Statement on President Obama's Budget
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 20, 2014
Sanders Welcomes White House Decision to Protect Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 19, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Exclude 'Chained CPI' from Budget
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Don't Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2014
The Week in Review
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 28, 2014
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Inability to Work with Republicans on Entitlements
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 28, 2014
Hoyer, Pelosi, Slaughter & DeGette, Along with 87 Members of Congress File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Contraceptive Coverage Requirement Challenge
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 15, 2014
Bipartisan, Bicameral Medicare Reforms Seek to Improve Care and Lower Costs
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2013
Letter to Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Allow Rollovers For Health FSA Accounts
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2013
Reed and Welch Laud Provision in House-passed Budget Agreement that Protects Rural Hospitals and Communities
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2013
Budget Pact Protects Social Security and Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 11, 2013
Executive Session
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 5, 2013
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2013
Sanders Leads Opposition to Cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 30, 2013
CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: HealthCare.gov
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2013
Sanders Appointed to Budget Conference Committee
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2013
Playboy - The Playboy Interview: Bernie Sanders
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2013
No More Damage Tactics
Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 14, 2013
This Insanity
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Day 11
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 11, 2013
Sanders Statement on Fiscal Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 10, 2013
Health Care Law Will Save Lives
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 7, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2013
A Political Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 4, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 1, 2013
Continuing Appropriations
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 30, 2013
Senate Votes Again to Avoid Shutdown
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 30, 2013
Senate Gives House Another Chance to Avoid Shutdown
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
The Week in Review
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Senate Votes to Avert Shutdown
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 27, 2013
Senate Votes to Avoid Shutdown
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 26, 2013
Shutdown Scenarios
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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