Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 23 – More than 300 students from 30 Vermont high schools shared their thoughts on the major issues facing the United States in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) second annual State of the Union essay contest. Among other issues, the students wrote about the declining middle class, growing inequality in the United States, the environment, civil liberties, and the burdens of student debt. “This

BURLINGTON, Vt., (FRIDAY, Jan. 20) – In a keenly awaited step along Vermont’s path to recovery from Irene, Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Congressman Peter Welch (D) and Governor Peter Shumlin (D) Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is releasing $21.6 million in community rebuilding funds to Vermont from a newly enacted appropriations bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the flowing statement after a federal judge ruled today that Vermont Yankee may continue to operate despite state efforts to close the 40-year-old reactor: “The court today has made a decision that is, in my view, wrong on the merits and ripe for appeal. I believe the law is very clear, and that states have the

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