Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 7 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) questioned Sunday why President Donald Trump wants to shut down the government over an $18 billion border wall that the American people do not want and called on Congress to immediately fix the crisis the president precipitated when he ended protections for Dreamers in September. “The wall is going to happen

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 6 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump, amid budget negotiations, demanded $18 billion to construct more than 700 miles of barriers along the border with Mexico: “I am not sure why President Trump wants to shut down the government over a multi-billion dollar wall that no one wants, is not needed

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 5 – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sharply criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Friday for his efforts to end seven years of budget agreements regarding parity for defense and non-defense spending. Sanders feared that McConnell was pushing the Senate toward a government shutdown with his efforts to end these longstanding bipartisan agreements. Sanders said: “I

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday in response to reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind an Obama administration policy that shielded legalized marijuana from federal intervention: “No, Attorney General Sessions. Marijuana is not the same as heroin. No one who has seriously studied the issue believes that marijuana should be classified

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 3 – The deadline for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) eighth annual State of the Union essay contest is one week from today. Vermont high school students must submit their essays on the senator’s website by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. As the president prepares to give his State of the Union speech to a joint