Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 28 – Saying that “it’s time for new leadership at the Federal Reserve and a new approach to our troubled economy,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged President Obama to appoint a new central bank chairman who will “put the needs of the disappearing middle class ahead of the interests of Wall Street and the wealthy

WASHINGTON, July 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today laid out a series of tax reform proposals in letters to Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and declined an offer by the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee to keep his proposals secret. The leaders of the tax-writing committee solicited suggestions as part of a

WASHINGTON, July 26 – The U.S. Department of Transportation released $1 million for emergency repairs to roads and bridges damaged in a series of strong storms that struck Vermont earlier this year. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx notified Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),  Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Governor Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.). “This is a much-needed infusion of federal funds to help towns

WASHINGTON, July 24 – Over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opposition, the Senate today voted 81-18 for a college loan bill that would lead to higher interest rates for students and parents who borrow money for college. The vote came after the Senate rejected an amendment by Sanders to have the bill expire after two years before the sharpest increases in

WASHINGTON, July 24 – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today approved a package of bills to improve benefits and health care services for veterans and their families. Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the package includes a measure to bring the Department of Veterans Affairs in line with a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. Other legislation approved by the

WASHINGTON, July 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today said deceptive claims by the White House mask a big boost in college loan interest rates that would be in store for students and parents under a White House-backed bill now before the Senate. “The White House is being disingenuous and is trying to sweep under the rug big increases in