2010 Milestones: Senator Sanders looks back at 2010.1/21/10 - The Supreme Court overturned laws that curbed corporate campaign contributions. “The ruling is going to open the flood gates..." Bernie said. Read more »
2/4/10 - Sanders, chairman of the green jobs subcommittee, proposed legislation to install 10 million solar systems during the next decade. Read a Grist interview »
3/23/10 - President Obama signed a health care reform law to provide insurance for 32 million and double the number of community health centers. Read more »
4/20/10 - Following the worst environmental disaster in American history, Bernie urged a ban on ocean coastal drilling which was later adopted by the Obama administration. Watch the video »
5/20/10 - Senate passed Wall Street reform, including Sanders' amendment to audit the Federal Reserve and force it to name banks that received trillions in emergency aid. Watch a press conference »
6/10/10 - The Pentagon bought billions of dollars worth of unneeded spare parts, according to the latest in a series of investigations for Sanders by the Government Accountability Office.Read more »
7/23/10 - As worldwide temperatures set record highs, climate change legislation was scuttled in the Senate by Republican obstructionism. Read Bernie's reaction »
8/29/10 - Vermont-style democracy at its best saw big turnouts at more than a dozen town meetings which Bernie held across the state during the August recess. Watch a meeting on CSPAN »
9/17/10 - Elizabeth Warren, at Bernie's strong urging, is appointed assistant to the president to oversee creation of a new consumer financial protection bureau. Read the letter to Pres. Obama »
10/12/10 - "Something is profoundly wrong," Sanders said about a survey showing that Wall Street firms were set to pay a record $144 billion in compensation and benefits this year. Read more »
11/16/10 - The Federal Communications Commission was urged by Sanders and thousands of you to block Comcast's bid to take over NBC Universal. Send a message to the FCC »
12/10/10 - For 8 1/2 hours, Sanders spoke on the Senate floor about the absurdity of giving more tax breaks to the wealthy and making the deficit worse. More on the filibuster »
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