Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday issued the following statement amid developing reports of the new Omicron coronavirus variant and the recent move by the World Trade Organization to postpone a major Ministerial Conference in Geneva: “Nearly a year since vaccinations began to roll out here in the U.S. and while too many of our neighbors around

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tuesday sent a letter to the Biden Administration pushing for a waiver of international intellectual property (IP) rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to boost production of COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world. This comes as the WTO Ministerial

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act: “I applaud Democrats in the House of Representatives for uniting to pass the Build Back Better Act. Now the legislation comes to the Senate where I hope to see

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. Sen. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: “M. President, day after day, here on the floor and back in their states, many of my colleagues tell the American people how deeply

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday issued the following statement ahead of the U.S. Senate’s consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act: “Many of my colleagues tell the American people, day after day, how deeply concerned they are about the deficit and the national debt. They tell us that we just don’t have enough money to expand

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday after Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate: “I know I speak for all Vermonters in expressing the deep gratitude we feel for the extraordinary role that Pat Leahy has played in representing Vermont in the U.S. Senate for the last 46