Sanders Statement on New CBO Director

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on the appointment of Keith Hall to be the Congressional Budget…

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Sanders, Cummings Propose Bill on Dental Crisis

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to dramatically improve access to dental care. The Comprehensive Dental Reform Act would…

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Sanders Applauds Veto of Keystone Pipeline Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate energy and environment committees, issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to…

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Sanders: Fund Homeland Security

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 21 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called on Congress to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next Friday. The agency's budget…

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Sanders Statement on FairPoint Settlement

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the tentative settlement in a strike against FairPoint Communications: “I applaud the extraordinary courage of the FairPoint workers. They…

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