Rally for Women’s Rights
"Our nation has made significant progress in the fight for gender equality, but clearly much more needs to be done. At rallies in Vermont and across the country this weekend,…
"Our nation has made significant progress in the fight for gender equality, but clearly much more needs to be done. At rallies in Vermont and across the country this weekend,…
WASHINGTON, April 26 - The Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal law to help women and children escape abuse. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was a cosponsor…
WASHINGTON, April 25 - The Senate today voted 62-37 for a bill that Sen. Bernie Sanders helped craft to modernize the U.S. Postal Service, save tens of thousands of jobs and spare rural…
WASHINGTON, April 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders announced today that the U.S. Postal Service has developed a new list of mail sorting plants that it will keep open, including the mail processing center…
WASHINGTON, April 23 - A new report today by Social Security trustees showed the program's trust fund has $2.7 trillion in reserves and will grow to $3.06 trillion by 2021, enough to maintain…
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 23 - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighted Vermont's progress in using geothermal technology to cut heating costs, support jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Investments in geothermal energy will…
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 20 - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Sunday's observance of the 42nd annual Earth Day: "If we are serious about protecting the planet…
WASHINGTON, April 19 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the reappointment of Commissioner Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: "I have serious concerns about NRC Commissioner Svinicki's record…