Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund the government that passed the House and Senate early Saturday morning: I’m gratified that states that have been hard hit by natural disasters will finally receive the critical aid that they need. In fact, this bill includes over $200

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt-AL) today announced several important provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) to help Vermont repair and maintain its flood control infrastructure and build resiliency against the global crisis of climate change. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate last night and

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – In solidarity with the 28,000 flight attendants who have been working for nearly four years without a much-needed pay raise or quality-of-life improvements, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 24 Democratic senators today called on United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to return to the bargaining table and deliver a fair contract. While thousands of flight attendants risked their lives

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – On the heels of thousands of Amazon workers voting to authorize a strike at the company’s first-ever unionized warehouse, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), yesterday released a report entitled “The ‘Injury-Productivity Trade-off’: How Amazon’s Obsession with Speed Creates Uniquely Dangerous Warehouses.” The report presents the

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today launched a new video series exploring global oligarchy, including how billionaire oligarchs manipulate the global economy, purchase our elections, avoid paying taxes, and increasingly control our government. The series will feature the world’s leading experts on the topic and will cover the incoming Trump administration’s ties to the billionaire class. Sanders

25 million Americans with asthma and 16 million Americans with COPD need inhalers to breathe WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today applauds AstraZeneca for its commitment to cap the cost of any future “green” inhalers at $35. In January 2024, Sanders led the HELP Committee