Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 – On the heels of the first winter storm of the season, Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy, Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch – today announced the immediate release over $11 million in heating assistance to eligible Vermonters. The funds will provide assistance through the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP). With  continued uncertainty over the final FY2012 funding levels

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the president announced his plan to help students pay down their student loans: “The president’s announcement about new student loan policies is a step forward and I support his efforts.  I believe we need to go even further, to make sure that college is accessible and affordable for every student, regardless of family income.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was joined by other members of Congress today in asking the State Department inspector general to investigate whether conflicts of interest tainted the process for reviewing a proposed crude oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. In a separate letter to President Barack Obama, Sanders, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and a dozen other senators and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 24 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tonight welcomed representatives from around the country to a conference here on how better buildings can save energy and improve the environment. Leaders of 41 innovative energy-efficiency projects, including one in Rutland County, are participating in the conference. Sanders, chairman of the Senate Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee, welcomed conference participants to the most energy-efficient

A statement from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on the president’s announcement that all American soldiers would leave Iraq by the end of this year. “I applaud the president’s decision and have been advocating that position for quite a while. Our nation has spent hundreds of billions of dollars in recent years protecting the people of Iraq and rebuilding that country.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 – Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and other nationally-renowned economists agreed today to serve on a panel of experts to help Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) draft legislation to reform the Federal Reserve. Sanders announced formation of his expert advisory panel in the wake of a damning report that faulted apparent conflicts of interest by bank-picked board members at the 12 regional Fed banks. Top