Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after House Republicans pushed the Department of Homeland Security toward the brink of a midnight Friday shutdown before passing a one-week extension: “At a time when ISIS is a growing terrorist threat to the United States and countries around the world, it is incomprehensible that the Republican

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on the appointment of Keith Hall to be the Congressional Budget Office director. “I look forward to working with Keith Hall in his new role as head of the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO staff has played a critical role in

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – After the Senate today cleared the way to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged House Speaker John Boehner to send the bill to the White House before Friday’s deadline: “The Senate said in a clear, bipartisan way that the Department of Homeland Security should not be shut down

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed Pope Francis’ plan this fall to address a special joint session of Congress. The visit to Washington will mark the first-ever speech to Congress by any leader of the world’s Roman Catholics. The senator said he hopes members of Congress listen carefully to the pontiff’s message about poverty and economic

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to dramatically improve access to dental care. The Comprehensive Dental Reform Act would expand dental coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the Department of Veterans Affairs, filling the gap for the more than 1 in 4 Americans who lack dental

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate energy and environment committees, issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to allow construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline: “I applaud the president for vetoing the Keystone pipeline bill. This veto tells the world that our nation takes seriously the planetary