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Obtaining
affordable primary health care, the ability to find a doctor or a
dentist when you need one, is a major crisis in our country today. In
Vermont, we are making some good progress in that area. A recent
announcement by the Health and Human Services Department to establish
three new federally qualified community health centers in Arlington,
Bristol, and Randolph will accelerate that progress by providing
affordable health care to 33,000 additional Vermonters.
Today,
about 130,000 Vermonters obtain quality, affordable health care, dental
care and mental health counseling at one of eight federally qualified
health centers. With the addition of the three new centers, it is
estimated that 163,000 Vermonters will be utilizing community health
centers, known as FQHCs, for their health care, and over 25,000 will be
getting dental care at these health centers. The new health centers are a
direct result of a provision in the Affordable Care Act, drafted by
Bernie, that authorized $11 billion to build, expand, and operate
community health centers throughout the United States. “This is a huge
step forward for primary care in the state of Vermont,” said Bernie, who
chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees primary health care.
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Honoring Our Veterans |
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Bernie,
who chairs the Senate committee on Veterans Affairs, will join students
from St. Albans City School on Veterans Day to recognize the
contributions of Vermont’s veterans. “We owe a debt of gratitude to
veterans that can never be fully repaid,” Bernie said. “We have the
moral obligation to make sure that all veterans get the health care and
benefits to which they are entitled.”
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U.S. Picks Vermont for Solar Testing |
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The
U.S. Department of Energy launched one of five national solar testing
centers on IBM’s campus in Williston. Bernie played a leading role in
bringing the $3 million, state-of-the art testing facility to Vermont.
The center will research ways to cut the cost of solar power and
integrate solar energy into Vermont’s statewide smart grid.
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Grotesque Inequality |
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The
median wage for American workers last year was $27,519. That’s lower
than any time since 1998 and nearly $1,000 less from its all-time peak
in 2007. The sad reality is that in America today the wealthiest people
are doing phenomenally well while almost everyone else is falling
behind. Income and wealth inequality in America, Bernie said, is “one
of the great economic and moral issues facing our country.” |
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A Historic Vote |
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Vermont
has prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation since 1992
and it has been illegal to discriminate against transgender Vermonters
since 2007. This week, the U.S. Senate caught up to Vermont, passing
legislation 64 to 32 that would make it illegal to discriminate against
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people at work. “This vote is an
important and long-overdue step in the right direction to make America
the democratic and inclusive society it should be,” Bernie said.
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