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Senator Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is runnning for his third term in the U.S. Senate.
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Senator Bernie Sanders

Fri 6/07/13Noon & 7 pm Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy had an outsize role in shaping the compromise immigration bill which made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Attention now turns to Vermont's other senator. Will Bernie Sanders support this immigration reform bill even though he has expressed doubts about the guest worker provisions?

Senator Bernie Sanders joins Bob Kinzel to discuss immigration reform. We'll also discuss the future of social security, the outlook for the Farm Bill, and answer your questions.

Post your comments or questions for Bernie Sanders here, or email vermontedition@vpr.net

Plus, we'll talk to retired Middlebury College political science professor Eric Davis about the second term challenges facing Governor Shumlin.

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
Sage Van Wing was a Vermont Edition producer.
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