Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after President Obama signed a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a  law that has helped millions of women and children escape abuse: “The Violence Against Women Act is an extremely important law and has helped protect women in Vermont and across our country for nearly 20

WASHINGTON, March 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation that would provide consumers free access to error-riddled credit scores that banks use to decide who gets loans and how much interest to charge. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced a companion bill in the House to protect consumers by giving them access to the same credit information that banks

WASHINGTON, March 5 – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars about a proposal to cut benefits for disabled veterans and their survivors. “Our disabled veterans have given enough,” John E. Hamilton told Sanders during testimony on the VFW’s legislative priorities before a joint hearing of the House

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said today he is working with the committee on a 10-year budget which would create jobs, lower the deficit and protect working families and the most vulnerable people in our society. A bill from the committee should move to the Senate floor later this month.

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after the State Department released an environmental review that paves the way for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico: “No one who is serious about protecting the future of our planet and reversing global warming could support this pipeline project.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – As a Friday deadline neared in Congress’s latest budget showdown, Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today questioned veterans group leaders about a proposal to cut disability benefits. Sanders has led opposition in Congress to reducing benefits by changing how the consumer price index is calculated. “It would mean very significant cuts for Social Security