Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on aging, held a hearing today to discuss the extraordinary disparities in life expectancy that exist between regions of the United States and even neighborhoods within cities. Sanders said that a recurring theme from witnesses was that “poverty in America is in fact very expensive.”  He added, “If

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today advanced legislation to expand access to health care and dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The panel also approved a package of other bills, including measures to help veterans find jobs and shield veterans from benefit disruptions in the event of another government shutdown. “I am proud

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed news that the U.S. Postal Service reported an operating profit of $600 million for the 2013 fiscal year. “Despite all the rhetoric about how the Postal Service is ‘going broke,’ I was very pleased that, during the last 12 months, the United States Postal Service made a profit of $600

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 15– U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched his fourth annual State of the Union essay contest today. The contest is designed to engage Vermont’s high school students on the major issues facing the country. The U.S. Constitution calls for the president to “give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – A cost-of-living adjustment that would boost benefits for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for their survivors won final congressional approval today. The House vote completed congressional action on the Senate-passed Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013. The measure by Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, would increase compensation benefits by

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed today’s 64-32 Senate vote in favor of a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “I am very pleased that the Senate has taken this important step toward making America the democratic and inclusive society it should be,” Sanders said. “Today’s vote was a long-overdue victory in