Press Releases

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on
today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission to overturn a
32-year-old media cross-ownership ban and allow broadcasters in the
nation’s 20 largest media markets to also own a newspaper:

A B-24 bomber flying a World War II mission over the Himalayas in 1944 crashed into a mountainous region of northeastern India. The lost crew included two Vermonters; Capt. William A. Swanson of Proctor, the pilot, and Lt. Irwin “Zipper” Zaetz of Burlington, the navigator. One year ago, a mountain climber trekking through rugged terrain 9,000 feet above sea level discovered a portion of a wing with numbers identifying the plane, the Hot as Hell. He notified relatives of the crash victims. They t

WASHINGTON, December 14 – The Vermont congressional delegation has been assured by the Martin Luther King Foundation that American granite will be used in a monument to the civil rights leader in the nation’s capital. Vermont granite suppliers will be eligible to compete for contracts that will be announced in the near future, according to Harry E. Johnson Sr., the

WASHINGTON, December 13 – The Senate tonight passed energy legislation that would boost fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The measure also included provisions by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to promote energy efficiency and to train workers for green-collar jobs. “Given the crisis we’re facing in global warming, the passage of

The Senate passed energy legislation that would boost fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The measure includes provisions by Senator Bernie Sanders to promote energy efficiency and to train workers for green-collar jobs. “Given the crisis we’re facing in global warming, the passage of this energy bill is an important step forward,” Sanders said. “Much more has to be done in the future, but raising fuel efficiency standards and helping states, cit