Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 26 – Warning of a “gross concentration of power” in the news media, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter Wednesday urging the U.S. Department of Justice to block a proposed merger of AT&T and Time Warner, Inc. “This proposed merger is just the latest effort to shrink our media landscape, stifle competition and diversity of

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 20 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $4.3 million to a St. Albans-based nonprofit, Vermont Associates for Training and Development, to expand their efforts to provide job training and employment services for low-income seniors. In addition to helping Vermonters, the boost in federal funding will allow Vermont Associates

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sent a letter to ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Thursday requesting information about why the company has increased the price of leukemia drug Iclusig four times in 2016 to $199,000 a year. ARIAD has raised the price of the drug by more than $80,000 over the last several years.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday requesting the administration halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline until affected tribes are consulted and a full environmental review is conducted. “In light of the decision of the Court of

BURLINGTON, Vt. Oct. 11 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after the fatal traffic accident in Vermont this weekend: “Five young Vermonters were taken from us in a senseless tragedy this weekend. Eli Brookens, Janie Cozzi, Liam Hale, Mary Harris and Cyrus Zschau – just 15 and 16 years old – had just started their