Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 – Following the Department of Justice’s recent decision to end its use of private prisons, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) asked the Department of Homeland Security Monday to end its use of private, for-profit detention facilities. “Given the impact on detainees, the high cost to taxpayers and the Department of Justice’s recent

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday that all 11 community health centers in Vermont received funding totaling $840,906 in recognition of their achievements in providing high-quality health care. “As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health, I know that this much-needed funding will help expand access to high-quality health care at community health

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 18 – Total wealth in the United States doubled between 1989 and 2013, but the wealth of the American family right in the middle of the economy barely budged in that time, according to a new report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Over the period from 1989 through 2013, family

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after the Justice Department announced plans to end its use of private prisons: “Our criminal justice system is broken and in need of major reforms. The Justice Department’s plan to end its use of private prisons is an important step in the right direction. It

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 16 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after Aetna announced plans to withdraw from Affordable Care Act health exchanges in 11 of 15 states where it currently operates: “It is disappointing that Aetna has joined other large for-profit health insurance companies in pulling out of the insurance marketplace. Despite the Affordable Care

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 16 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after a study released by NASA confirmed that the largest concentration of atmospheric methane in the United States – located in the Four Corners region of the Southwest – is directly related to leaks from fossil fuel extraction, processing and distribution: “NASA’s finding that the fossil