MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Welcomes Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Vermont to Visit Local VA Facilities and Meet with Area Veterans
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 11 – Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough this week will visit Vermont to tour some of the state’s VA medical facilities after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) invited him to see Vermont’s health care system for veterans first hand and hear directly from the veterans it serves. Sen. Sanders and Secretary McDonough will visit the
NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with UVM Medical Center Workers Fighting to Unionize
WASHINGTON, April 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week sent a letter to interns, residents and fellows of the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) in support of their efforts to form a union. Sanders recently met with UVMMC residents who shared with him how organizing a union would lead not only to decent wages and better working conditions, but also
NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Historic Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
WASHINGTON, April 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Calls for “Strategic Pause” on Corporate Welfare to Profitable Companies
WASHINGTON, April 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday called for a “strategic pause” on corporate welfare to profitable companies during remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. M. President: I look forward to offering two roll call votes on Motions to Instruct Conferees to the so-called “competitiveness” bill based on
NEWS: Sanders, Bush, Crow Introduce Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022
WASHINGTON, April 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) today introduced the Energy Security and Independence Act, a historic effort to lower utility bills, strengthen America’s renewable energy supply chain, and put the country on the path to energy independence through the Defense Production Act. This legislation would invest $150 billion in onshore renewable energy manufacturing