Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after reports that at least 10 people were killed in a shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon:  “The American people are horrified by these never-ending mass shootings. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the innocent victims. As a nation,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 – Comparing drug prices in the United States to those in other countries, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today condemned pharmaceutical companies that charge American consumers the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. “It is unacceptable that the top three pharmaceutical companies made a combined $45 billion in profits last year and spent more on sales

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked the chief trade representative for the United States to ensure people in the poorest countries around the world have access to low-cost medicines. “Making sure people in poor countries have access to life-saving medicine is our moral responsibility,” Sen. Sanders wrote. “The European Commission and the Holy See both support

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 10 of their colleagues today sent a letter urging the Obama administration not to approve oil drilling off the coast of Alaska. “At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing our environment needs is more drilling,” Sanders said.  “What we

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced he will resign at the end of October: “It appears that even a very conservative speaker like John Boehner is unable to control the extreme right-wing drift of Republicans in the House. This is a party whose ideology is way out