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| https://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=5E9DC185-8E95-4825-BF58-2E7E448ED189 | News August 27 | 2013-08-27 | 2013 | 2013-08 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News August 27 Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Senator Sanders Municipal Bonds The Bennington Banner published Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce’s letter saying that Sen. Sanders and others in the congressional delegation agree with her that the federal government should not tax municipal bonds. LINK Vermont Yankee A letter to the editor in the Brattleboro Reformer and Burlington Free Press responded to Sen. Sanders’ statement that Vermont Yankee should be closed for economic reasons. LINK, LINK World Obama Considering Military Strike President Obama is weighing a military strike against Syria that would be of limited scope and duration, designed to serve as punishment for Syria’s use of chemical weapons and as a deterrent, while keeping the United States out of deeper involvement in that country’s civil war, senior administration officials told The Washington Post. LINK Kerry: Syrian Chemical Attack 'Undeniable' Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the United States would hold the Syrian government accountable for its “undeniable” use of chemical weapons on civilians, an act he called a "moral obscenity," The New York Times reported. LINK Congress and Syria With an increasing drumbeat for military action against Syria, the White House is seeking to build congressional support, The Hill reported. Speaker John Boehner’s office was contacted by the Obama administration Monday for a discussion on Syria. LINK Obama Taps Allies on Syria A diplomatic push ahead of a possible U.S.-led military strike on Syria intensified Tuesday as the White House prepared to release intelligence evidence alleging the use of chemical weapons by Bashar Assad's military. President Obama held discussions with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and French President Francois Hollande on Monday – the latest in a series of phone calls to allies as the United States lays the groundwork for potential military action, NBC News reported. LINK NSA Spied on UN The United States hacked into an internal United Nations video conferencing system in 2012, according to a Der Spiegel report citing National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden. A UN spokesman told Reuters that well-established law prohibited such spying and that the organization would contact the United States. LINK, LINK Israel-Palestine Talks Threatened Palestinian leaders said peace negotiations were threatened Monday after Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian men at a refugee camp, The Washington Post reported. One Palestinian diplomat said a Monday gathering was canceled in protest, but the State Department denied the claim. LINK National Debt Limit The United States Treasury will hit its borrowing limit in mid-October, according to The Wall Street Journal. The timeframe is sooner than many on Capitol Hill had anticipated, meaning there will be extra pressure on Congress to raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks. LINK Veterans Health Care No government agency has calculated fully the lifetime cost of health care for post-9/11 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it is certain to be high NBC News reported. “Medical costs peak decades later,” said Linda Bilmes, a Harvard University professor and coauthor of "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict." LINK Veterans Homelessness “We`re doing better but we`re not doing well enough,” to eliminate homelessness for veterans, Sen. Sherrod Brown told Ed Schultz on MSNBC. College Costs Surge 538% Since 1985 College tuition costs have risen 538% since 1985, according to a Bloomberg report. Skyrocketing increases in college costs exacerbate income inequality by keeping those of less means from the schooling they need. LINK White House Jobs for Women In President Barack Obama's administration, the ratio of men to women in high level jobs is where it was two decades ago, The New York Times reported. LINK F-35s United Technologies Corp. and the Pentagon have reached an agreement on a contract to build engines for another batch of F-35 fighter jets, Reuters reported. The agreement is worth more than $1 billion. LINK Medal of Honor United States Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday by President Barack Obama, Reuters reported. Carter left the safety of his Humvee to rescue a badly wounded comrade under enemy fire during a battle in Afghanistan. LINK Vermont Seniors’ Services Sequestered This year’s federal budget cuts are causing the Central Vermont Council on Aging to end a popular program that helped seniors keep living at home. Beth Stern, executive director of the council, said the agency will be stopping its Neighbor to Neighbor AmeriCorps program at the end of September because of a decrease in funding, the Times Argus reported. LINK Sequester Strikes Geological Survey A federal budget squeeze threatens to cut off funding for equipment that researchers use to predict floods and pinpoint the amount of pollution flowing into Lake Champlain. Ten stream gages in the Champlain watershed are scheduled to be turned off next month because the sequester reduced U.S. Geological Survey funds, Vermont Public Radio reported. LINK Marijuana Laws Sen. Patrick Leahy plans to hold Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in September to examine the conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws, The Associated Press reported. Several states including Vermont have shifted to smaller penalties for marijuana possession. LINK Schools Seek Budget Input Burlington's School Board has issued a call for public input on school budgets, The Associated Press reported. Public hearings will be held in December, and school commissioners plan August and September site visits to ask parents and residents for ideas. LINK Cactus Leaves? “Autumn in Arizona and why it’s better here than it is in Vermont,” was the headline over an article in a tourism magazine for the “Grand Canyon State,” according to a Vermont AP article that scoffed at the comparison. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |