Press Releases

Many Vermonters saw the dramatic photos in 2011 documenting the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The Neshobe River overflowed and swept through downtown Brandon with such force that the flood closed the state highway and damaged several businesses and other structures.  [NOTE: Here are links to two YouTube videos of this flooding in Brandon:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarR9JifsMQ   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YBIVoai8-E  ] Sen. Patrick Leahy

WASHINGTON, July 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday said legislation that could soon come to the floor of the U.S. Senate would undermine efforts in states around the country to help Americans stay informed about what goes into their food. “The American people have a right to know what they’re eating,” Sanders said during a press conference on

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