Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new proposal that would expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid: “The good news is that HHS recognizes that

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has launched his 15th annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont students. Each year, the President of the United States delivers an address to a joint session of Congress, which outlines priorities for the coming year. Sanders knows

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the recent action by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for war crimes committed during and after the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks: The Geneva

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) in September to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The JRD is the only formal mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale noticed by the Administration

“We cannot afford to wait to help Vermont, and states across the nation, recover and rebuild.” WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for the urgent passage of supplemental funding to help communities recover from natural disasters that

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today held a press conference with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to discuss the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel. Sanders will bring the JRDs to the Senate floor for a vote this Wednesday. The resolutions