Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 – During a Senate floor speech today on criminal justice reform, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reiterated his long-standing opposition to the death penalty and called for marijuana to be removed from a list of drugs outlawed by the federal government. “When we talk about criminal justice reform, I believe it is time for the United States of

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on the bipartisan budget deal, which also raises the national borrowing limit until March 2017.  “This is not the budget I would have written. It doesn’t ask the most profitable corporations and the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share in taxes and it increases Pentagon spending too

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – who have long championed the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – Friday announced $17 million in funds to assist Vermonters seeking help to meet their home heating needs this winter, only days after the first snowfall of the season. In a joint

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today Puerto Rico should be allowed to restructure its debt in a way that protects residents, ordinary investors and pension funds in the United States. “The economic situation in Puerto Rico will not improve by eliminating more public schools, slashing pensions, laying off workers and allowing corporations to pay workers starvation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter today to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urging the administration to take concrete steps to support Puerto Rico. “Since 2006, Puerto Rico has lost 20 percent of its jobs,” Sanders wrote. “About 60 percent of Puerto Rico’s adult population are unemployed or are not looking for work.  Over the

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, called today for immediate action to lift the debt ceiling and end across-the-board budget cuts. “At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, let’s work together on a budget that is fair,” Sanders said during a Budget Committee hearing. “Let’s end sequestration.  And, at