Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, today introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act. This legislation — unveiled for the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law — reverses the disastrous cuts the Trump administration has

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), will hold a press conference tomorrow with doctors and public health experts representing tens of thousands of health care professionals nationwide. Together, Sanders and the public health leaders will highlight the lifesaving importance of vaccines in protecting children, families

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement after hundreds of CDC workers walked out of their job to protest the Trump administration’s decision to oust senior scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including by firing CDC Director Dr.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today called for a bipartisan congressional investigation into the recent firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Susan Monarez by the Trump administration. Sanders condemned what he called a “reckless” and “dangerous” decision, following reports that

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tomorrow will wrap up a series of seven celebrations for older Vermonters with events in St. Johnsbury and Newport. Throughout August, Sanders’ office hosted seven events across the state to bring older Vermonters together for good food, good music and good company. More information on the summer celebrations is available HERE.

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 10 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressing outrage over the Trump administration’s harmful decision to indefinitely pause student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan. The senators demanded clarity for the