Health Care Town Meetings
"For much of America, the all-American values depicted in Norman Rockwell's classic illustrations are idealistic. For those of us from Vermont, they’re realistic," Sen. Bernie Sanders said as he planned two town meetings this weekend. "That’s what we do. When Norman Rockwell lived and worked in Vermont, the people he painted were from here. That town meeting depicted in the painting called 'Freedom of Speech,' it took place in Arlington, Vt., where, as it happens, I will be hosting a town meeting on Saturday in a public park. I don’t recognize the raucous and rowdy town meetings in other parts of the country that have grabbed big headlines this month."
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Highlights
Recent Business
- 08/13/09 - Health Care Town Meetings
- 08/12/09 - Bank Bonuses
- 08/11/09 - Health Care Town Meetings
- 08/07/09 - Release: Fair Wages for Vermont Construction Workers
- 08/07/09 - Release: Sanders Introduces Thermal Energy Legislation
Must Read
- 08/13/09 - Sanders to hold Town Hall meetings (Burlington Free Press)
- 08/13/09 - Selling the Farm (Gourmet Magazine)
- 08/12/09 - Letting the Banking Rats Out of the Bag (TruthDig)
- 08/11/09 - Is the Government Going to Euthanize your Grandmother? (Washington Post)
- 08/10/09 - Effort to Rein In Wall Street Pay Hits New Hurdle (New York Times)
Events
- 08/15/09 - Town Meeting on Health Care - Rutland
- 08/15/09 - Senator Sanders Unfiltered
- 08/15/09 - Town Meeting on Health Care - Arlington
- 08/23/09 - Town Meeting on Health Care - Peacham
News Watch
- 08/13/09 - News Aug. 13
- 08/12/09 - News Aug. 12
- 08/11/09 - News Aug. 11
