Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced a new $1 million grant to support energy efficiency in Burlington. The senator was joined at a news conference by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Vermont Department of Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller. “This program may well become a national model for how we overcome hurdles to energy efficiency investments. It will help us

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a federal judge struck down a Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule on market speculation: “Today’s court decision is another victory for Wall Street speculators who have been given a green light to rip off the American people at the gas pump.  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 26 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allowed Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington to keep federal funding:  “As a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I strongly believe that as a nation we have a shared responsibility to make sure that the men and women who have served

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – As dairy farmers struggle to cope with rising production costs driven up during this summer’s severe drought, a bipartisan group of senators from leading dairy states today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to review the floor price for raw milk. “Our domestic food supply is being severely challenged by this year’s prolonged drought,” said a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – A major bloc of 29 senators took a strong stand today against any cuts to Social Security as part of a deficit reduction deal. “We will oppose including Social Security cuts for future or current beneficiaries in any deficit reduction package,” the senators said in a letter circulated by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the founder of the Senate Defending Social

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – Comprehensive legislation was introduced today in the Senate to reauthorize and expand the Older Americans Act, the landmark law that supports Meals on Wheels and other essential programs for seniors. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, and 14 co-sponsors introduced the bill, which provides basic necessities such as meals, home care and job training.