Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to address the dental crisis in America. The bills – which would expand dental coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the Department of Veterans Affairs – were filed one week after a new government study documented skyrocketing costs and limited

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after police said at least 12 people were killed at the Washington Navy Yard:  “Today we have experienced another horrific and senseless shooting. It is a tragic day for our country and the U.S. Navy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after Lawrence Summers withdrew from consideration to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman: “I applaud Larry Summers for withdrawing his name from consideration. The truth is that it was unlikely he would have been confirmed by the Senate. What the American people want now is

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that the Senate must call the bluff of House Republicans demanding deeper cuts in Head Start, Meals on Wheels and other programs for working families. A proposal set for a House vote this week includes the deeper spending cuts in a continuing resolution to keep the government from

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – A Senate panel heard today that millions of Americans do not have access to dentists because of skyrocketing costs, inadequate insurance and government policies that don’t pay to prevent problems that left untreated get worse and cost more for taxpayer-funded emergency care. “We can and must address the dental crisis in America now,” Sen. Bernie Sanders

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on the Department of Defense announcement that  Vermont is under consideration as the location for an anti-ballistic missile launch site: “My first impression is that this is a very bad idea and, for a wide variety of reasons, I do not believe that it will ever happen.”