Press Releases

“This is part of the concerted attack on the middle class and working families of this country by the very wealthiest people in America,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said of the effort by Republican governors in Wisconsin and elsewhere to crush public employee unions. “These guys want to return us to the 1920s when working people had virtually no rights to

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) returned today from a fact-finding tour of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He was accompanied by Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Chris Coons, D-Del.; and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. In Pakistan, the delegation met with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Gen. Ashfq Parvez Kayani, the military leader. In Afghanistan, the

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) flew to the Middle East today on the first leg of a fact-finding trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan. The senator is traveling as part of a congressional delegation that is scheduled to meet with foreign leaders in both countries and to confer with senior U.S. military officials. The delegation returns to Washington

Children’s Defense Fund Supports ‘Foundations for Success’ WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced legislation to provide child care and early education to all children six weeks old through kindergarten. The Foundations for Success Act would provide pre-school children with a full range of services, leading to success in school and critical support for hard-pressed families nationwide. “As we struggle to recover from

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told a Senate panel today it is time for an aggressive national initiative to rebuild crumbling roads, bridges and railroads. A member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sanders spoke at a hearing on a long-term reauthorization of highway, transit and highway safety programs. In addition to addressing a backlog

Sen. Bernie Sanders chairs a hearing at 2:30 ET today to explore  whether the United States is competing with other nations for green jobs.  One of the witnesses is John Danner, CEO of Northern Power Systems, a next-generation wind turbine company based in Barre. Vt. Northern Power is the oldest wind turbine company in the US. Founded in 1974, it designs, manufactures,