Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 — As the Trump administration continues to attack and undermine Head Start, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today introduced the Head Start for America’s Children Act after addressing more than 500 Head Start educators and administrators at the National Head Start Association conference. This sweeping

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 — At a time when 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) today introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed and rein in the obscene salaries of America’s top executives. The legislation would raise taxes on corporations that pay their executives more than

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 13 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s threats to shut down the government. Donald Trump was recently asked about negotiating with the Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. “Don’t even bother dealing with them,” the president said. “If you gave them every dream, they would not vote for it.” Well,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a video statement responding to rising political violence in America. The video is available here, and a transcript is below:  I want to say a few words regarding the terrible murder yesterday of Charlie Kirk — someone whom I strongly disagreed with on almost every issue but who was clearly

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