Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 – With hopes rapidly fading for a new farm bill before the current one expires at the end of September, dairy policy leaders in the Senate and House are pushing for a temporary fix for the dairy safety net until a new dairy program included in both the Senate and House versions of the farm bill becomes law and can be put

MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 7 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today confronted critics of Social Security as they launched a nationwide misinformation campaign.  Sanders took on the self-styled “Comeback America Initiative” as the group – bankrolled by Wall Street millionaires and billionaires – began a series of town meetings on federal budget deficits at St. Anselm’s College. Representatives of several

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 30 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed President Barack Obama’s statement in support of a constitutional amendment to undo the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations and wealthy special interests. “I applaud President Obama for expressing support for a serious effort to restore the democratic

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 23 – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on a tour of a Vermont National Guard solar power installation that is a model for military bases around the country. Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew, the Guard’s new adjutant general, escorted the EPA administrator and Sanders (I-Vt.) on a tour of one of the largest solar projects

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 20 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Vermont environmental leaders held a news conference today to discuss smart-grid technology that is making Vermont a national leader in developing a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. “The bottom line is that smart grid offers real benefits for consumers and the environment,” said Sanders, a member of both the Senate energy and