Press Releases

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.

PLAINFIELD, Vt., Sept. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today participated in a dedication ceremony for a $1.2 million expansion of the Plainfield Health Center. “As chairman of the subcommittee on primary health care, I am proud that we have helped lead the fight to more than double funding for community health centers to address the primary health crisis in Vermont and America,” Sanders

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 – With hopes rapidly fading for a new farm bill before the current one expires at the end of September, dairy policy leaders in the Senate and House are pushing for a temporary fix for the dairy safety net until a new dairy program included in both the Senate and House versions of the farm bill becomes law and can be put