Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 11 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, held a news conference today to discuss the impact of federal budget cuts on Vermont. Sanders was joined by Steve Geller, executive director of Southeastern Vermont Community Action, and Marianne Miller, Head Start director at Central Vermont Community Action Council. They spoke about

WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation cosponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to strengthen Social Security by making the wealthiest Americans pay the same payroll tax that nearly everyone else already pays. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introduced the companion bill in the House. He joined Sanders at a news conference in the Capitol

WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on his vote not to confirm John Brennan to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “While we must aggressively pursue international terrorists and all of those who would do us harm, we must do it in a way that protects the Constitution and the civil liberties

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