Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on joining the Senate Finance Committee for the 119th Congress: I’m excited to become a member of the Senate Finance Committee. While it will be extremely difficult to pass any meaningful pro-working class legislation under the Republican-controlled Congress, I will be able to play a more hands-on

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after being sworn in to a fourth term in the United States Senate: “Let me thank the people of Vermont for sending me to Washington for a fourth term in the United States Senate. It is the honor of my life to represent you. There are enormous

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement on H-1B guest worker visas and recent debate concerning the program:  There has been a lot of discussion lately about the H-1B guest worker program. Elon Musk and a number of other billionaire tech

BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt-AL), on Saturday, December 28 at 3:00 p.m., will recognize twenty young Vermonters who are being nominated to be members of the Class of 2029 at the United States Service Academies. At the annual reception held at the Vermont State House, students from

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund the government that passed the House and Senate early Saturday morning: I’m gratified that states that have been hard hit by natural disasters will finally receive the critical aid that they need. In fact, this bill includes over $200

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt-AL) today announced several important provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) to help Vermont repair and maintain its flood control infrastructure and build resiliency against the global crisis of climate change. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate last night and