Senator Bernie Sanders is sponsoring a series of Town Hall meetings around Vermont this weekend on preserving and strengthening two federal programs some people fear are under threat.
The keynote speaker at these meetings is Barbara Kennelly, the President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Kennelly is also a former member of Congress, and is passionate about what she says is her message and mission.
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Barbara Kennelly Town Meetings on Senior Issues on Saturday, May 10
South Burlington, 10:00 a.m. Brunch, 10:30 a.m. Meeting, Tuttle Middle School
Montpelier, 12 p.m. Lunch, 12:30 p.m. Meeting, National Life Cafeteria
White River Junction, 5:30 p.m. Dinner, 6 p.m. Meeting, American Legion Post 26