Press Releases

WASHINGTON, April 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to the CEO of Novo Nordisk, launching an investigation into the outrageously high prices his pharmaceutical company is charging for Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. In his letter, Chairman Sanders wrote, “The scientists at Novo Nordisk deserve

WASHINGTON, April 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding his NO vote on the $95 billion foreign aid package that passed the Senate: I voted no tonight on the foreign aid package for one simple reason: U.S. taxpayers should not be providing billions more to the extremist Netanyahu government to continue its devastating war against

WASHINGTON, April 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today spoke on the floor of the U.S Senate regarding his strong opposition to the provision of $8.9 billion in unfettered offensive military aid to the Israeli extremist government, led by Prime Minister Netanyahu, to continue his unprecedented assault on the Palestinian people. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can

WASHINGTON, April 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the upcoming Senate votes on a spending package that would provide billions more in unfettered military aid to Israel: I look forward to offering amendments tomorrow to cut billions in offensive military funding to Israel from the proposed national security supplemental package and protect essential humanitarian operations. The Senate should have a chance to

WASHINGTON, April 22 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined President Biden to announce an unprecedented $7 billion in funding for the Solar for All program – legislation which Sanders wrote. They also announced the creation of a Vermont Climate Corps; Vermont is now one of only thirteen states with such a program. The Solar for All program will provide

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday welcomed more than 130 students from across Vermont to his second-annual Youth Chess Day. Held at Vermont State University in Randolph, the event featured a learn-to-play session for students playing chess for the first time, as well as a recreational tournament for experienced players. Kicking off the event, Sanders stated: