Community Senator Bernie Sanders Launches National Budget Town Hall Meeting Series by Gary Kopycinski on April 13, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Blackhawk Tower Plaza Demolition Begins June 9, 2026 Park Forest Housing Cooperative to Honor Former Residents Philip Klutznick and Jim Edgar June 9, 2026 BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he’s going outside the Capitol to hear from working-class Americans about how severe Republican budget cuts would affect their families, parents and health care.