Press Releases

Citing outrageous costs and safety concerns around Alzheimer’s drug, Sanders calls for prescription drugs developed at taxpayer expense to be reasonably priced WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 – As deliberations continue around a Medicare premium increase that would hike health care costs for millions of seniors across the country – largely triggered by an expensive new Alzheimer’s drug that has raised serious

Despite being one of the nation’s largest retailers – that raked in billions during the pandemic – more than 60% of Kroger workers don’t make enough money to pay basic expenses; 68% are food insecure; 44% are unable to pay rent; 39% are unable to pay for groceries; and 14% are currently homeless or have been in the past year.

Burlington, Vt., Jan 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joined by U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, will hold a virtual town meeting with Vermont firefighters and EMS providers on Saturday, January 29. During this virtual event, Sanders and Moore-Merrell will hear from career and volunteer Vermont firefighters and EMS providers on the challenges they are facing, and how the

Ahead of Friday Earnings Call, Sanders, Baldwin, and Warren Call on BlackRock to Intervene and End Long-Running Strike WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 – As 1,100 miners at Warrior Met Coal enter their tenth month on strike for fair wages, health care, and retirement benefits, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday, along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sent a

More than 50 Democratic Colleagues Joined Sanders to Sponsor the Masks for All Act in the House and Senate  WASHNGTON, Jan. 12 – As the world enters the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, with Omicron surging and cases skyrocketing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday, with more than 50 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House, reintroduced lifesaving

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Tuesday, along with their colleagues Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), sent a letter to Bob Rich Jr., Chairman and majority owner of the Rich Products Corporation, to express support for the 100 or so bakery workers