Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 – In continued efforts to halt offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other senators this week called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to require increased transparency from companies engaged in offshore drilling in American waters. The senators’ call follows the Obama Administration issuing drilling

MARION, Iowa – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the passing of Julian Bond: “We mourn the loss of a heroic figure in the civil rights movement. Julian Bond was a man who dedicated his life to justice for all.”

BURLINGTON, Aug. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that the federal government designated the Mountain Valley Medical Clinic in Londonderry, Vermont as a new community health center site. The clinic will be part of the Springfield Medical Care Systems community health center network.      The $262,500 award will allow Mountain Valley Medical Clinic to provide primary care

BURLINGTON, Aug. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, called for the end of budget sequestration after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projected enormous job losses for American workers if the arbitrary spending caps take effect as scheduled. “These arbitrary sequestration caps have never made any sense, and now we see even more clearly

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a Vermont Department for Children and Families worker was killed on Friday in Barre, Vermont, and three relatives of the suspect were found slain Saturday in Berlin, Vermont: “Today is tragic day for Vermont. In the past 24 hours, a public servant was murdered and three other Vermonters were

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he will support  an agreement that the United States and other nations negotiated with Iran to limit its nuclear program. Sanders issued a statement after a telephone conversation on Friday with President Barack Obama, who addressed some of Sanders’ concerns.  The senator first publicly discussed his intention to vote