Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after the Senate voted to table a resolution that would have directed the removal of U.S. military forces from hostilities in Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress: “I am deeply disappointed that Congress has once again abdicated its constitutional responsibility to authorize war. Time and time again,

WASHINGTON, March 20 – A national town hall on inequality in America hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and The Guardian, The Young Turks, NowThis and Act.tv drew an estimated 1.7 million live viewers Tuesday night, rivaling the viewership of cable news in primetime. By Tuesday morning, nearly 2.5 million views had accumulated on the town hall video across all platforms. Sanders’ first

WASHINGTON, March 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis Wednesday asking him to address the excessive compensation of defense contractors, the widespread misconduct and fraud in the defense contracting industry and massive cost overruns in the acquisition budget. Last year, the CEOs of Lockheed Martin and

WASHINGTON, March 8 – Following the success of the Medicare for All Town Hall in January which drew 1.6 million live viewers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday that he will be hosting a town hall focused on inequality in the United States on March 19 in partnership with The Guardian, NowThis, The Young Turks and Act.tv. Sanders, along with

WASHINGTON, March 7 – At a Senate Budget Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the committee, questioned the massive compensation packages of top defense contractor CEOs and demanded that the Pentagon end its waste and abuse of taxpayer funds following years of reports of fraud and mismanagement. “It is essential that the Pentagon demonstrates that

WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called on General Dynamics, the third largest federal contractor, to respond to formal complaints that the company is participating in systemic wage theft and coercive anti-union practices at its federally contracted call centers. “Our respective offices recently met with GDIT employees from multiple CMS call