Senator Bernie Sanders will be discussing veterans' health care needs at a press conference in Burlington today.
Sanders is chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and will be joined by the director and co-acting chief of staff of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction.
The press conference is planned for 10:30 at Sanders' office in Burlington.
The VA now serves about 8,600 veterans at clinics in Colchester, Brattleboro, Rutland, Bennington and Newport.