Press Releases

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

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 21 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called on Congress to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next Friday. The agency’s budget is caught up in Republican effort to thwart President Barack Obama’s immigration policies. “Republicans should stop holding our homeland security hostage and pass a clean, long-term funding bill. Terrorist acts

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the tentative settlement in a strike against FairPoint Communications: “I applaud the extraordinary courage of the FairPoint workers. They have stood together month after month in opposition to a massive assault on decent wages and benefits. Their efforts deserve the thanks of all Vermonters.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 19 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Wal-Mart announced that all of its workers in the United States would earn at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by 2016: “The Walton family which owns Wal-Mart is the wealthiest family in America and it is absurd that