NEWS: New GAO Report Shows Poverty is a Death Sentence Among Older American Households
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 — According to a report commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), wealth and income disparities were wider in American households headed by those aged 55 and older than in other advanced economies. The report, entitled “Comparison of Income, Wealth, and Survival in the United States with Selected Countries,”
NEWS: Sanders Holds Student Town Meetings in Rutland and Bennington, Meets with Veterans, Local Officials, and Health Care Workers
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today held student town meetings in Rutland and Bennington to speak with students at Rutland High School and Mount Anthony Union High School. In addition, Sanders made several visits to meet with veterans from the Dodge House, the Bennington Veterans Outreach Center, and the Vermont Veterans’ Home. He also met with
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Town Meetings with Vermont Students in Rutland and Bennington
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday will hold town meetings with students at Rutland High School and Mount Anthony Union High School. At the town meetings, Sanders will hold a question and answer session to hear directly from students about the issues that matter most to them and to discuss how the federal government can
NEWS: Rich Got Richer While Middle Class Took on More Debt and Fell Further Behind, According to New CBO Report
Families in the top 10 percent held more than two-thirds of all wealth, while families in the bottom 25 percent on average had more debt than assets WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — According to a new report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), wealth inequality for families in the United States has
Sanders & Kaine Statements on Passage of Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy Ahead of October Election
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)—the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere—and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the following statements after their resolution supporting democratic institutions in Brazil was passed by the Senate. The move comes amid Brazilians’ fears that the results of next week’s general election could be undermined by President Bolsonaro, who
