Press Releases

MONTPELIER, Vt., July 1 – Speaking from the steps of the Vermont Statehouse, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders thanked Vermonters for standing up to powerful special interests and vowed to do everything in his power to defend Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law to label genetically modified food. “As a Vermonter, I am very proud that our state became the first state in the

Let me begin by thanking all of you for doing what citizens should be doing in a democracy. And that is standing up, fighting back, getting involved in the political process and demanding that government represent all the people – and not just powerful special interests. And that is exactly what you did with GMO labeling. As a Vermonter I

Dear Friend, People have a right to know what is in the food they and their children eat.  That is why 64 countries around the world have passed GMO labeling laws.  That is why the states of Vermont, Connecticut, Maine and Alaska have passed legislation to mandate labeling of food that contains GMO products. Unfortunately, the major agribusiness and bio-tech companies

WASHINGTON, June 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement opposing the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act: “This is a terrible piece of legislation, setting horrific precedent and must not be passed. The United States of America should not treat Puerto Rico like a colony. “We cannot and must not take away the democratic rights of

VERMONT –  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) today announced thatVermont has received $2.1 million in AmeriCorps funding. The grants are from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service programs. In a joint statement, Leahy, Sanders, and Welch said, “Since its inception, AmeriCorps has made

WASHINGTON, June 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement days before Vermont’s first-in-the nation GMO labeling law takes effect: “On Friday, Vermont will become the first state in the nation to require GMO labeling. This is a triumph for ordinary Americans over the powerful interests of Monsanto and other multi-national food industry corporations. We cannot allow Vermont’s law