Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 – A group of U.S. senators today asked the Government Accountability Office to study what they called an “alarming number” of new state laws that will make it “significantly harder” for millions of eligible voters to cast ballots this November. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) sent a letter asking the non-partisan research arm of

COLCHESTER, Vt., Feb. 18- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a roundtable discussion this morning with finalists of his second annual State of the Union essay contest. In the wide-ranging discussion, Sanders and the students discussed many of the themes raised in their essays including the declining middle class, growing inequality in the United States, the environment, civil liberties and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell filed an appeal in federal court on behalf of the state’s bid to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant: “I support the decision by Vermont to appeal the flawed ruling by Judge Murtha in the Vermont

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 – Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Ct.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – has introduced legislation to extend a vital safety net that helps dairy farmers ride out downturns in milk prices. Without action, dairy farmers could face a severe drop in support from the MILC safety net come September 1st. The MILC Continuation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement today answering critics of President Obama’s plan to require insurance coverage of contraceptives for women. “In Vermont and around the country, there is growing anger that members of Congress, mostly men I should add, are trying to roll back the clock on women’s rights, in this case the right of women

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 – Congress today passed a $150 billion package extending a cut in the Social Security payroll tax and continuing benefits for the long-term unemployed. The House vote was 293-132. The Senate voted 60 to 36. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted no and issued the following statement: “I very strongly believe the middle class needs a tax break and clearly we must extend unemployment