Press Releases

WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday strongly opposed legislation that preempts Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law requiring products made with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled. “The legislation that passed is an outrage and speaks to the power of big money in American politics,” Sanders said. “The Grocery Manufacturers Association, Monsanto and other agribusiness spent hundreds of millions

WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday submitted formal comments to the Department of the Treasury on regulations issued to prevent corporate tax avoidance. The Treasury Department regulations, which were issued on April 4, effectively enforce the existing law that is meant to prevent corporate inversions and a tax dodge known as “earnings stripping,” which allows corporations

WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on Thursday sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging the agency to approve all eligible applications to produce a generic version of the blockbuster drug for high cholesterol Crestor. “AstraZeneca

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