Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 11 – Even after a new law uncloaked what were secret subsidies for big banks and other financial institutions, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke remains evasive about details of $3.3 trillion in emergency loans. A provision by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Wall Street reform law forced the Fed on Dec. 1 to disclose which banks, corporations

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on the shooting today of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) at a meeting with constituents in Tucson:  “Jane’s and my thoughts and prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords.  Our hearts go out to all those who were slain and wounded in Tucson. This is a sad day for all Americans. “This

MONTPELIER, January 3 – Vermont’s Congressional Delegation – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – this week announced the nominations of 29 Vermont high school students for appointments to the U.S. Service Academies.  Vermonters nominated by members of the Delegation include applicants to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval

BURLINGTON, Dec. 29 – With President Barack Obama expected to deliver his State of the Union address in late January, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked Vermont high school students to submit short essays on how they see the state of the union. By the time Obama appears before a special joint session of Congress, the senator hopes to have

BURLINGTON, December 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that $5.7 million in emergency support to more than 1,000 Vermont dairy farmers has been released.  The assistance, coming at a time when dairy farmers have experienced the lowest prices in 40 years, is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure sponsored by Sanders.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. December 24  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) returned to Vermont and issued the following statement today after the Senate voted 60 to 39 for health care reform legislation. “The bill is not as strong as I wanted and I will work to improve it, but it begins to move this country toward the long-time goal of providing