Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on legislation up for a vote in the Senate this week that would deregulate large financial institutions: “Ten years ago, as a result of greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street, this country was plunged into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, March 6 – The Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday that the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act – expected to be voted on by the Senate this week – would “increase the likelihood that a large financial firm with assets of between $100 billion and $250 billion would fail.” The increased likelihood of large financial institutions requiring taxpayer bailouts

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 3 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement in support of the teachers on strike in West Virginia: “Over a hundred years ago the coal miners of West Virginia helped lead the struggle in our country for fair wages and dignity on the job. Today, the teachers of West Virginia are carrying on that

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced Wednesday a bipartisan joint resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen pursuant to the War Powers Resolution. The bill will force the first-ever vote in the Senate to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from an

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate voted on four immigration proposals: “With an extremely anti-immigrant president in office who precipitated the current DACA crisis, I fear very much about the fate of 800,000 Dreamers who will soon be losing their legal protections under DACA and be subject to deportation. “The

 WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a national leader in efforts to increase affordable housing, welcomed a decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt to continue funding for the National Housing Trust Fund – which provides hundreds of millions of dollars each year to expand affordable rental housing nationwide. Sanders first introduced legislation to create the