Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 – Vermont’s congressional delegation – U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – announced today the release of $4.9 million for Vermont under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The latest allotment released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services brings Vermont’s total this year to $19.5 million this

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate energy and environment committees, issued the following statement today after the Obama administration rejected a permit for TransCanada to build an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico: “The president made the correct decision today in rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, and I will fight to ensure Congress does

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a resolution was introduced in the Vermont state Senate calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the  U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission. “I applaud Senators Lyons and Campbell for speaking out on the need for a constitutional amendment to end the domination of corporate money

WASHINGTON, DC, (WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18) – Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – today announced that Vermont will receive nearly $8.7 million for two flood relief programs integral to helping Vermont farmers and property owners recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Vermont will receive $6,300,000 for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and $2,325,000 for the Emergency

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 6 – U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) met today with his Seniors Advisory Council and afterward announced that he will introduce a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act, which supports Meals on Wheels and other programs for seniors. Joining Sanders at the press conference were Jim Coutts, executive director of the Franklin County Senior Center; Ken Gordon, director of the Northeastern

Right now, older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population in our nation’s history. We have reached the point when every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 years old. Shockingly, one in five of those over 65 are living on an average income of $7,500 per year and the numbers of seniors going hungry is rising. In terms