Press Releases

MIDDLEBURY, Vt., Oct. 12 – Dozens of people, including nearly 20 dairy farmers joined a discussion in Middlebury on Friday to share their thoughts on the future of dairy farming in Vermont. The two-hour meeting organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office focused on how to bolster milk prices and improve the viability of the dairy industry. “Vermont’s dairy farmers

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 11 – Students from two Vermont high schools traveled to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston on Thursday, as part of “Vermont Day” organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). This marked the third time Vermont students have participated in the bipartisan Kennedy Institute’s innovative programming on democracy, civics and the

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation on Thursday to provide much-needed emergency relief to dairy farmers in Vermont and throughout the United States. Vermont’s dairy farmers are struggling to survive. The price they get for their milk has been below the cost of production for four years in a row. Since 2014, dairy prices have fallen

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Wednesday that Congress passed legislation that opens the door for Vermont to receive federal funds to repair three aging flood control dams. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 includes an amendment authored by Sanders in the Senate and Welch in the House that authorizes safety

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after President Donald Trump wrote an op-ed in USA Today which contains numerous lies about Medicare for All and his record as president: “Donald Trump led the effort to throw 32 million Americans off of the health care they have in order to pay for massive tax