Budget Conference Opens
"Sen. Sanders said a special congressional committee that met on Oct. 30 for the first time should promote jobs and the economy without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other…
"Sen. Sanders said a special congressional committee that met on Oct. 30 for the first time should promote jobs and the economy without cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other…
"Sen. Sanders brought together school choruses on Oct. 26 from around the state for a wonderful concert. “I believe that this concert will give these Vermont students some deserved recognition,…
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today decried “outrageous” eavesdropping by the National Security Agency on some of the United States’ closest allies. Sanders is cosponsoring…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been appointed to a Senate and House budget conference committee to create a long-term budget plan by Dec. 13 to avert…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he will vote to end the two-week-old “nightmare” that shut down much of the government and brought the country to…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 – With senior poverty in the United States significantly increasing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today expressed deep concern that Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans on a party-line vote blocked consideration of a measure to raise the federal debt ceiling:…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the 11-day-old government shutdown and the debt ceiling: “It is imperative that Republicans stop holding the American…