Release: Sanders Proposes Early Child Care Program

Children's Defense Fund Supports ‘Foundations for Success' WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced legislation to provide child care and early education to all children six weeks old through kindergarten.…

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Green Jobs

Sen. Bernie Sanders chairs a hearing at 2:30 ET today to explore  whether the United States is competing with other nations for green jobs.  One of the witnesses is John…

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Release: Sanders Chairs Hearing on Green Jobs

Vermont Witness Testifies on Wind Power         WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) chaired a Senate hearing today to explore how the United States is competing with other nations…

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Release: Struggling Through the Recession

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 - Is the recession over? Not according to hundreds of Vermonters who wrote to Sen. Bernie Sanders about struggling for three long years through the worst economy since the…

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Statement: Sanders on Mubarak

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation after weeks of widespread protests and calls for democratic reforms. “After…

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