Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 — Following public reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to deny Social Security benefits to hundreds of thousands of older Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano strongly opposing this plan, which would drastically

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled “I’m Terrified I’ll Die: Americans Speak Out About Republican Health Care Cuts,” detailing the devastating human impact of the Republican budget and its massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The report,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel: Today, we remember that two years ago, Hamas, a terrorist organization, stormed into Israel, murdering some 1,200 innocent men, women and children, taking hundreds of hostages, and engaging in horrific atrocities. The International Criminal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a sweeping report warning that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million American jobs over the next decade — while billionaires and corporate executives reap record profits. Sanders also published an op-ed in Fox

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Health Care Workforce Expansion Act, comprehensive legislation to address the massive shortage of doctors, dentists and nurses in America.  “Despite spending twice as much per person on health care as almost

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report revealing that prices for 688 prescription drugs have increased since President Donald Trump took office — despite his repeated promises to lower drug costs “almost immediately.” “I agree with President Trump: it is an outrage