Statement by Senator Bernie Sanders

WASHINGTON, February 4 — I want to congratulate the Energy Co-Op, Sunward Systems, ReSOURCE and HarveSTAR, and Vermont State Employees Credit Union on the launch of their solar program for…

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Sanders Statement on Veterans Suicides

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement today on a Department of Veterans Affairs report on veteran suicides:…

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Statement In Opposition to the Chained CPI

WASHINGTON, January 31 - Let me begin by thanking Senators Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island; Jeff Merkley from Oregon; Richard Trumka, the President of the AFL-CIO; Nancy LeaMond, the Executive…

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Sanders Opposes Vermont Wind Moratorium

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today opposed a moratorium on wind power projects in Vermont that he said would send a “terrible message” to the…

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