PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Highlights Failures of Health Care System and Calls for Medicare for All
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate urged support for Medicare for All following a recent poll showing America’s dissatisfaction with our dysfunctional and collapsing health care system. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. M. President, I understand that there is a lot that is going on
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Gives Floor Remarks on Climate Disasters and the Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate gave remarks on the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the catastrophic climate events happening across the world. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. M. President: I rise this morning to express my strong opposition to the so-called “side-deal” that the fossil fuel
Kaine, Sanders and Colleagues Mark Brazil’s Independence Day with Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) teamed up with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to unveil a resolution supporting democratic institutions in Brazil. The introduction comes on the Independence Day of Brazil
NEWS: Sanders, Colleagues Call on Corbel CEO Jeffrey Schwartz to Provide Severance Pay for Laid-Off LandAir Workers
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sep. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), on Thursday sent a letter to Corbel Capital Partners’ CEO Jeffrey Schwartz in support of workers affected by the recent and unexpected closure of LandAir, based in Williston, Vermont. LandAir, a less-than-truckload freight company, had 11 locations in
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Welcomes Administrator of Health Resources & Services Administration to Vermont to Discuss the Health Care Workforce Crisis
Sen. Sanders and Administrator Johnson will be available for media following the roundtable discussion at UVM BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday will welcome Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), to Vermont to meet with health care providers and educators. The discussions will cover a range of health care issues
