Press Releases

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and Senator Bernie Sanders, in partnership with Vermont Afterschool, today announced the recipients of the Afterschool & Summer Expanding Access Grant program for the summers of 2022 and 2023 and the 2022–2023 school year. A total of $4.23 million was awarded to 39 programs from 11 Vermont counties. Building off the successful 2021 Summer

More than 1 in 3 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. linked to lack of health insurance. WASHINGTON, May 12 – In the midst of a pandemic that has claimed nearly one million American lives – more than one third of which have been linked to a lack of health insurance –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and fourteen of his colleagues in

WASHINGTON, May 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Thursday delivered an opening statement at the committee’s hearing titled “Medicare for All: Protecting Health, Saving Lives, Saving Money.” The hearing is livestreamed on the Budget Committee’s website and Sanders’ social media pages. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Let me thank the committee members and panelists and everyone

WASHINGTON, May 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday called to end the filibuster to protect the constitutional right to have an abortion during remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: M. President: The recently leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization signals what many of us have

WASHINGTON, May 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced Monday that the committee will hold a hearing Thursday, May 12, at 11:00 a.m. titled “Medicare for All: Protecting Health, Saving Lives, Saving Money.” Today in the United States, some 112 million Americans, about 44 percent of the adult population, are struggling to pay for

WASHINGTON, May 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Thursday delivered an opening statement at the committee’s hearing titled “Should Taxpayer Dollars Go to Companies that Violate Labor Laws?” The hearing is livestreamed on the Budget Committee’s website and Sanders’ social media pages. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. Let me thank all of our witnesses for being