Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the “Godfather of AI”, Nobel laureate Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, will discuss the transformative effects that artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will have on our country, the world economy and the working class during an event on Tuesday, November 18, at 6 p.m. at Georgetown University.  In October, Sanders released a sweeping

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 — After 92% of unionized Starbucks workers voted to authorize a nationwide strike this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol demanding that the multibillion-dollar corporation stop its illegal union-busting campaign and negotiate a fair contract with its workers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – On the 38th day of the government shutdown and as congressional Republicans refuse to come to the negotiating table, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: The American people understand that the Republicans control the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. And, as a result, poll after poll shows that they

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today delivered remarks on the floor of the Senate regarding the government shutdown. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE: M. President: We are now in the 38th day of a government shutdown. That means that federal employees all over this country who have to feed

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a video update on the state of the government shutdown. The video is available here, and a transcript is below:  I think there’s a lot of confusion out there regarding the government shutdown. How did it happen? Why is it continuing? How do we resolve it? I think these are