MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Welcomes Finnish Ambassador to Vermont for Town Meetings and Exchange of Ideas

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 19 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday will welcome Finlandโ€™s Ambassador to the United States Mikko Hautala to Vermont to exchange ideas about what Vermonters can learn from Finland and what Finland can learn from Vermont on a range of issues, including health care, education, housing, and the environment. During the visit, Sen. Sanders and Ambassador

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NEWS: New GAO Report Shows Poverty is a Death Sentence Among Older American Households

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 โ€” According to a report commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), wealth and income disparities were wider in American households headed by those aged 55 and older than in other advanced economies. The report, entitled โ€œComparison of Income, Wealth, and Survival in the United States with Selected Countries,โ€

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NEWS: Sanders Holds Student Town Meetings in Rutland and Bennington, Meets with Veterans, Local Officials, and Health Care Workers

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 12 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today held student town meetings in Rutland and Bennington to speak with students at Rutland High School and Mount Anthony Union High School. In addition, Sanders made several visits to meet with veterans from the Dodge House, the Bennington Veterans Outreach Center, and the Vermont Veteransโ€™ Home. He also met with

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NEWS: Rich Got Richer While Middle Class Took on More Debt and Fell Further Behind, According to New CBO Report

Families in the top 10 percent held more than two-thirds of all wealth, while families in the bottom 25 percent on average had more debt than assets WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 โ€” According to a new report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), wealth inequality for families in the United States has

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Sanders & Kaine Statements on Passage of Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy Ahead of October Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. โ€“ U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)โ€”the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphereโ€”and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the following statements after their resolution supporting democratic institutions in Brazil was passed by the Senate. The move comes amid Braziliansโ€™ fears that the results of next weekโ€™s general election could be undermined by President Bolsonaro, who

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