Press Releases

WASHINGTON, April 23 – A new report today by Social Security trustees showed the program’s trust fund has $2.7 trillion in reserves and will grow to $3.06 trillion by 2021, enough to maintain the unbroken record of paying every nickel owed to every beneficiary in full for another two decades. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced legislation to strengthen Social Security and guarantee benefits for 75

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 23 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighted Vermont’s progress in using geothermal technology to cut heating costs, support jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Investments in geothermal energy will reduce the $350 billion a year that Americans spend to import oil from foreign countries.  In Vermont alone, homeowners and businesses rely on fossil fuel for 83 percent of the state’s heating

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 20 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Sunday’s observance of the 42nd annual Earth Day: “If we are serious about protecting the planet and improving our economy, America’s energy future must focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy. If we are successful in transforming our energy system to sustainable sources of energy, we

WASHINGTON, April 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the reappointment of Commissioner Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “I have serious concerns about NRC Commissioner Svinicki’s record on safety. With Commissioner Svinicki’s vote, the NRC approved Vermont Yankee’s license extension a week after the Fukushima disaster, without even pausing to consider the safety implications for the Vermont plant which shares

WASHINGTON, April 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other leaders in Congress today came together to boost a growing nationwide grassroots movement  to undo a Supreme Court ruling that voided legal bans on corporate campaign spending. Sanders is the chief Senate sponsor of the Saving American Democracy Amendment to overturn the 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. He was joined by

WASHINGTON, April 17 – The Senate today voted 74-22 to take up legislation to modernize the U.S. Postal Service. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a group of more than two dozen senators who pressed to make the bill stronger. “Today’s vote clears the first of many hurdles that we face in our effort to save rural post offices, mail processing plants and the jobs of