Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday will hold town meetings with students at Rutland High School and Mount Anthony Union High School. At the town meetings, Sanders will hold a question and answer session to hear directly from students about the issues that matter most to them and to discuss how the federal government can

Families in the top 10 percent held more than two-thirds of all wealth, while families in the bottom 25 percent on average had more debt than assets WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — According to a new report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), wealth inequality for families in the United States has

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)—the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere—and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the following statements after their resolution supporting democratic institutions in Brazil was passed by the Senate. The move comes amid Brazilians’ fears that the results of next week’s general election could be undermined by President Bolsonaro, who

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday issued the following statement after Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced he was removing Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) big oil side deal from a critical government funding bill: “I want to congratulate the more than 650 environmental groups and community organizations who made clear that, in the midst of the horrific

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday issued the following statement after rail carriers and rail workers reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement: “Let me congratulate the rail unions who stood up to corporate greed, forced the industry to make important concessions, and negotiated better wages, benefits and working conditions. I also want to thank President Biden