Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 18 – The Vermont congressional delegation issued the following statement after Entergy, the owners of Vermont Yankee, sued to stop the state from closing the plant next year:   “It appears that Entergy has developed a bad case of corporate amnesia in refusing to honor an agreement it signed with the state in 2002. Entergy agreed to

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., April 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the Vermont National Guard commander, broke ground today on an $8.5 million solar installation that will be one of the biggest in Vermont.   Sanders is chairman of the Senate green jobs subcommittee. He has worked with the Vermont National Guard to make its

                      I’m delighted to be here today to break ground on a very important project for the Vermont National Guard, the State of Vermont, and really our nation as well. Let me first say thank you to General Dubie, and all of the men and women of the Vermont National Guard here today, for not just your support, but also

WASHINGTON, April 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today on President Barack Obama’s speech on the budget deficit: “The very serious deficit crisis that we are in today is the result of the severe recession caused by Wall Street greed, two unpaid-for wars, huge tax breaks for the rich,

WASHINGTON, April 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he will vote against a bill that cuts more than $38 billion from programs that help working families without calling for shared sacrifice by the wealthiest Americans. Bush-era tax breaks for the very rich were extended and expanded last December – driving up the deficit.  “Today, in order to reduce

WASHINGTON. April 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today on a proposal by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that would dismantle Medicare and continue tax giveaways for the wealthy: “Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal is extraordinarily unfair.  At a time when the wealthiest people are becoming wealthier,