Press Releases

WASHINGTON, May 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) Friday announced legislation to expand on the success of the universal free lunch approach recently extended by the USDA, and bring long-term relief to millions of food-insecure families. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 would permanently provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all school children regardless

BURLINGTON, May 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) visited five locations in Addison County and Rutland County on Wednesday: two federally qualified health centers, a parent child center, a high school, and a medical center. “I have looked forward to traveling around the state and speaking with Vermonters in person again for a very long time. This past year has

BURLINGTON, Vt., May 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it supports efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines:  “I applaud President Biden and his administration for taking this bold step in response to the world’s most urgent crisis. Our vaccination efforts here at home will only be

Updated details highlighted BURLINGTON, May 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday will make several visits in both Addison County and Rutland County. He will tour two federally qualified health centers, Mountain Health Center in Bristol and Community Health in Rutland. He will also visit the Addison County Parent Child Center in Middlebury, the Rutland Regional Medical Center, and

Sanders Calls on President Biden to Back Negotiations with Pharmaceutical Companies to Lower the Outrageous Price of Prescription Drugs in American Families Plan WASHINGTON, April 28 – Ahead of President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress and as his administration considers policies to lower drug prices, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Wednesday released a report commissioned by Sen. Bernie

Senators want to lower eligibility age, allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expand coverage to include hearing, dental and vision WASHINGTON, April 25 – Ahead of Wednesday’s presidential address to a joint session of Congress, 17 senators Sunday sent a letter to President Biden asking him to include proposals to expand Medicare in his forthcoming American Families Plan.  “We write