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Sanders will host the finalists at the Vermont State House on Saturday, March 9 for a roundtable discussion about their essays BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday announced the winners of his fourteenth annual State of the Union Essay Contest, which gives Vermont high school students the opportunity to describe a major issue facing our

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, “Taking a Serious Look at the Retirement Crisis in America: What can we do to expand defined benefit pension plans for workers?” “At a time when more than

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 – BlackRock, the asset management firm, is attempting its largest acquisition in 15 years with its purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a private equity firm which manages $100 billion in infrastructure assets around the world. In response, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today applauded the announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration that the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide $1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. This will include funding for the modernization of GlobalFoundries’ facility in Essex Junction, adding secure capacity for essential chip manufacturing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 – As discussions on a new proposed front-of-package label rule that would better inform consumers about the health impacts of their food are underway at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. urging the

“The recent announcements from the Department were a welcome first step…But now, it is imperative that we all work together to ensure no student falls through the cracks or faces unnecessary challenges in accessing the aid they are due,” wrote the members in a letter to the Department of Education. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 – As the traditional May 1st “college