Press Releases

WASHINGTON, July 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged the Senate to pass legislation that would require corporations and others to publicly disclose big donations to independent political groups. The Senate is expected to debate late into tonight the measure cosponsored by Sanders that would require public filings with the Federal Election Commission by organizations that give $10,000 or more to sway the outcome of

Burlington Gas Station Profits Top in Northeast U.S.  WASHINGTON, July 13 – Gasoline profit margins in northwest Vermont at the end of June were double the national average, according to detailed data shared with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by a leading fuel price research firm. Burlington was the most lucrative gas market in the Northeast, according to data tracked by

WASHINGTON, July 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on reports that the uniforms to be worn by U.S. Olympic athletes during the opening ceremony for the summer games were made in China: “The Olympics are a time when Americans take great pride in our nation’s top athletes as they strive for gold. At a time when millions of Americans are

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5 – Gasoline prices in Burlington in June were as much as a dime to 43 cents greater than a Federal Trade Commission computer model projected they should be, according to commission data turned over to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). While Vermont motorists already pay among the country’s highest prices to fill their tanks, the June price spike in Burlington exceeded what

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 3 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has called for a federal investigation into unusually high gasoline prices in the greater Burlington area compared to other parts of Vermont, New England and other areas throughout the country. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Sanders wrote: “I am writing to urge the Oil and

WASHINGTON, June 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Congress approved a bill to extend current interest rates on Stafford loans for 9 million college students, including 19,000 in Vermont:  “Young people in Vermont and across the country are facing extraordinary challenges. They are paying three to four times as much as their parents did