Senator Sanders
Jobs President Obama called on Congress Thursday to pass a $447 billion package of spending initiatives and tax cuts to boost economic growth. Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Obama's speech but said he's concerned that his proposals won't be large enough to tackle the enormous unemployment problem, Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly reported.
Is it Enough? "It is insane that in the midst of an education crisis we are laying off teachers and childcare workers, we've got to rehire them. We've got to pay attention to veterans who are finding it very hard to get a job. I like the idea of a summer program for low-income kids. We've got to extend unemployment benefits. All of those things are right. The question is - is this program enough?" Sen. Sanders said on WPTZ-TV. LINK
Tax Cuts Sanders agreed with the president that rebuilding infrastructure, modernizing schools and rehiring teachers and emergency responders is a priority, but questioned whether the president's plan puts too much emphasis on tax breaks, Vermont Public Radio reported. "I'm not quite sure that the tax breaks route is as effective as direct investment in terms of creating jobs," Sanders told MSNBC's Ed Schultz. LINK and VIDEO
More for Infrastructure "As I understand it, about two-thirds of his proposal is based on tax breaks. You get a lot better bang for your buck, you create a lot more jobs when you invest in roads, bridges, rail, when you are investing in education. I think that's how you create new jobs," Sen. Sanders told Keith Olbermann on Current TV. LINK
Sanders: Be Bold "Sixteen percent of the American people are unemployed or underemployed. This is a huge crisis," Sen. Sanders told The Hill. "Now is the time for bold and significant action to put millions of our people back to work. If the Republicans disagree, let him take the case to the American people. He will win that fight." LINK
Sanders' ‘Measured Criticism' Sen. Sanders had measured praise for Obama's speech, but said the president didn't go far enough on infrastructure spending. He also worried about diverting money from the Social Security trust fund to help pay for Obama's proposed additional payroll-tax cut for employers, The Washington Times reported. LINK
Disaster Relief "The state of Vermont has been hit with one of the worst natural disasters in our history... As Vermonters, our communities will come together to support those in need. We should have every reason to expect that our national community, the United States of America, will be there as well," Sen. Sanders wrote in a column published by the Burlington Free Press. LINK
Irene Sen. Sanders criticized the slow approach to federal disaster relief, according to The Hill. "If we can spend billions rebuilding communities in Iraq and Afghanistan we for sure can rebuild communities in Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina and other parts of the United States of America that have been devastated by this Hurricane Irene," he said Thursday on the Senate floor. LINK
Disaster Aid Sanders, whose home state of Vermont suffered severe floods from the remnants of Hurricane Irene, isn't big on Republican Rep. Eric Cantor's plan to offset federal disaster relief with cuts from the budget. "I think that position is a very minority position," Sanders told Talking Points Memo. LINK
Labor Sen. Sanders marked Labor Day with a sobering message for workers: Barring an abrupt change in the federal government's economic policies, the nation's unemployment problems will worsen and household incomes will go down. Sanders made his remarks on Monday before a capacity crowd in Middlebury, the Addison County Independent reported. LINK
National
Possible al-Qaeda Plot Against D.C., N.Y. U.S. officials are investigating a possible al-Qaeda plot to detonate a vehicle-borne bomb in Washington or New York City around Sunday's 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, The Washington Post reported. LINK
Social Security The centerpiece of President Obama's job-creation plan, a proposal to further reduce Social Security taxes, is emblematic of a package of modest measures that some economists describe as helpful but not sufficient to lift the economy from its malaise, The New York Times reported. LINK
Bipartisan Move to Tackle Benefits Programs In a significant shift driven by bipartisan concern about the looming long-term debt, Republicans and Democrats are no longer fighting over whether to tackle the popular entitlement programs - Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - but over how to do it, The New York Times reported. LINK
Leahy Patent Bill Passes Congress gave President Obama's drive to promote jobs growth a boost Thursday by presenting him with a major overhaul of the patent system that the president has sought as a means to spur innovation and put more people back to work. The Senate voted 89 to 9 to pass the patent bill and send it to Obama for his signature, The Associated Press reported. LINK
Vermont
Disaster Aid The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $4.2 billion increase for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Sen. Patrick Leahy said the increase adds momentum to efforts to secure sufficient help for states hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene, VPR reported. LINK
Disaster Aid A bipartisan group of House members whose states were affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene will form a coalition to help obtain disaster funding, Rep. Peter Welch announced Thursday after a meeting he organized with 20 House members, staffers, White House staff and Craig Fugate, the FEMA, the Burlington Free Press reported. LINK
State Workers Idled Concerns over labor contracts may have prolonged the idling of state workers whose Waterbury offices were rendered uninhabitable by flooding nearly two weeks ago. Unionized employees have in some cases been barred from working from home - even if they want to, the Vermont Press Bureau reported.
Douglas Aid to Run Irene Recovery Gov. Peter Shumlin appointed a former top state official to oversee Irene recovery efforts in Vermont. Neale Lunderville, a former aide to former Gov. Jim Douglas, will serve as the state's Irene Recovery Officer for four months, AP reported. LINK
FEMA Offices The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening two more disaster recovery centers in Vermont _ one in Killington and one in Dover. The offices, which can help flooding victims learn about and apply for federal aid to offset their losses, opened Thursday, AP reported. LINK
Hunger New statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that 13.8 percent of Vermonters are "food insecure." The survey says that the number of Vermont households running out of food rose 3.6 percent between the years of 2005 to 2007 and 2008 to 2010.
Digital Newspapers The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, part of a federally funded national program, has made about 50,000 pages of 19th-century Vermont newspapers available online, with another 50,000 still to be converted under a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Burlington Free Press reported. LINK
Jobs President Obama called on Congress Thursday to pass a $447 billion package of spending initiatives and tax cuts to boost economic growth. Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Obama's speech but said he's concerned that his proposals won't be large enough to tackle the enormous unemployment problem, Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly reported.
Is it Enough? "It is insane that in the midst of an education crisis we are laying off teachers and childcare workers, we've got to rehire them. We've got to pay attention to veterans who are finding it very hard to get a job. I like the idea of a summer program for low-income kids. We've got to extend unemployment benefits. All of those things are right. The question is - is this program enough?" Sen. Sanders said on WPTZ-TV. LINK
Tax Cuts Sanders agreed with the president that rebuilding infrastructure, modernizing schools and rehiring teachers and emergency responders is a priority, but questioned whether the president's plan puts too much emphasis on tax breaks, Vermont Public Radio reported. "I'm not quite sure that the tax breaks route is as effective as direct investment in terms of creating jobs," Sanders told MSNBC's Ed Schultz. LINK and VIDEO
More for Infrastructure "As I understand it, about two-thirds of his proposal is based on tax breaks. You get a lot better bang for your buck, you create a lot more jobs when you invest in roads, bridges, rail, when you are investing in education. I think that's how you create new jobs," Sen. Sanders told Keith Olbermann on Current TV. LINK
Sanders: Be Bold "Sixteen percent of the American people are unemployed or underemployed. This is a huge crisis," Sen. Sanders told The Hill. "Now is the time for bold and significant action to put millions of our people back to work. If the Republicans disagree, let him take the case to the American people. He will win that fight." LINK
Sanders' ‘Measured Criticism' Sen. Sanders had measured praise for Obama's speech, but said the president didn't go far enough on infrastructure spending. He also worried about diverting money from the Social Security trust fund to help pay for Obama's proposed additional payroll-tax cut for employers, The Washington Times reported. LINK
Disaster Relief "The state of Vermont has been hit with one of the worst natural disasters in our history... As Vermonters, our communities will come together to support those in need. We should have every reason to expect that our national community, the United States of America, will be there as well," Sen. Sanders wrote in a column published by the Burlington Free Press. LINK
Irene Sen. Sanders criticized the slow approach to federal disaster relief, according to The Hill. "If we can spend billions rebuilding communities in Iraq and Afghanistan we for sure can rebuild communities in Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina and other parts of the United States of America that have been devastated by this Hurricane Irene," he said Thursday on the Senate floor. LINK
Disaster Aid Sanders, whose home state of Vermont suffered severe floods from the remnants of Hurricane Irene, isn't big on Republican Rep. Eric Cantor's plan to offset federal disaster relief with cuts from the budget. "I think that position is a very minority position," Sanders told Talking Points Memo. LINK
Labor Sen. Sanders marked Labor Day with a sobering message for workers: Barring an abrupt change in the federal government's economic policies, the nation's unemployment problems will worsen and household incomes will go down. Sanders made his remarks on Monday before a capacity crowd in Middlebury, the Addison County Independent reported. LINK
National
Possible al-Qaeda Plot Against D.C., N.Y. U.S. officials are investigating a possible al-Qaeda plot to detonate a vehicle-borne bomb in Washington or New York City around Sunday's 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, The Washington Post reported. LINK
Social Security The centerpiece of President Obama's job-creation plan, a proposal to further reduce Social Security taxes, is emblematic of a package of modest measures that some economists describe as helpful but not sufficient to lift the economy from its malaise, The New York Times reported. LINK
Bipartisan Move to Tackle Benefits Programs In a significant shift driven by bipartisan concern about the looming long-term debt, Republicans and Democrats are no longer fighting over whether to tackle the popular entitlement programs - Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security - but over how to do it, The New York Times reported. LINK
Leahy Patent Bill Passes Congress gave President Obama's drive to promote jobs growth a boost Thursday by presenting him with a major overhaul of the patent system that the president has sought as a means to spur innovation and put more people back to work. The Senate voted 89 to 9 to pass the patent bill and send it to Obama for his signature, The Associated Press reported. LINK
Vermont
Disaster Aid The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $4.2 billion increase for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Sen. Patrick Leahy said the increase adds momentum to efforts to secure sufficient help for states hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene, VPR reported. LINK
Disaster Aid A bipartisan group of House members whose states were affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene will form a coalition to help obtain disaster funding, Rep. Peter Welch announced Thursday after a meeting he organized with 20 House members, staffers, White House staff and Craig Fugate, the FEMA, the Burlington Free Press reported. LINK
State Workers Idled Concerns over labor contracts may have prolonged the idling of state workers whose Waterbury offices were rendered uninhabitable by flooding nearly two weeks ago. Unionized employees have in some cases been barred from working from home - even if they want to, the Vermont Press Bureau reported.
Douglas Aid to Run Irene Recovery Gov. Peter Shumlin appointed a former top state official to oversee Irene recovery efforts in Vermont. Neale Lunderville, a former aide to former Gov. Jim Douglas, will serve as the state's Irene Recovery Officer for four months, AP reported. LINK
FEMA Offices The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening two more disaster recovery centers in Vermont _ one in Killington and one in Dover. The offices, which can help flooding victims learn about and apply for federal aid to offset their losses, opened Thursday, AP reported. LINK
Hunger New statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that 13.8 percent of Vermonters are "food insecure." The survey says that the number of Vermont households running out of food rose 3.6 percent between the years of 2005 to 2007 and 2008 to 2010.
Digital Newspapers The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, part of a federally funded national program, has made about 50,000 pages of 19th-century Vermont newspapers available online, with another 50,000 still to be converted under a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Burlington Free Press reported. LINK
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