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Veterans, Democratic Senators call on Bush to pass veterans bill in Washington

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, joined by Joseph Violante of Disabled American Veterans, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, speaks during a news conference calling on President Bush to sign a veterans funding bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 2, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., has put an early wrinkle in U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's bid for a second term as chairman.
Political heat gets hotter for Fed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve is under political attack in part due to massive amounts of aid given to the financial sector, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Portrait Gallery says it has amended the caption accompanying the portrait of President George W. Bush at the request of a U.S. senator.
Solar energy could provide a substantial amount of the nation's electricity if Congress extends federal tax incentives, industry representatives told senators Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., say they will look into migrant workers' complaints of low wages at Florida tomato farms.
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. citizens returning from Mexico face long lines and lost time at border stations because of tighter security, The New York Times reported.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate passed a defense authorization bill Monday that included a boost in funding for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. senators voted Wednesday for a bill requiring troops get more rest before returning overseas but it died for lack of a veto-proof majority.
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- A bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers are pushing for federal incentives to develop coal-derived fuel.
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., says he would not rule out calling for impeachment of President Bush over secret wiretaps and spying on U.S. citizens.
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