Press Releases

BURLINGTON, May 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today regarding this week’s coronavirus relief legislation developed by House Democrats: “Let me thank Speaker Pelosi for recognizing the enormity of the crisis we’re facing and coming up with a number of proposals in the coronavirus bill she recently introduced to provide emergency relief to those who desperately

WASHINGTON, May 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) introduced the Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 today to ensure that in the face of the economic, public-health, and food-security crises posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the people of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa receive equal access to the Supplemental

WASHINGTON, May 13 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) led more than 300 international lawmakers across two dozen countries in a letter to the leadership of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today, calling on the international financial institutions to cancel low-incomecountries’ debt in response to the global COVID-19 crisis and provide a major

(FRIDAY, May 8, 2020) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), and Representative Peter Welch (D) Friday issued the following statement to inform farmers and agribusinesses of newly available assistance from the Small Business Administration (SBA).  The SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is now available to farm businesses in addition to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):

Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), along with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and over 135 of their colleagues, wrote to congressional leadership urging them to provide at least $77.3 billion for community health centers (CHCs) in upcoming coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stimulus packages. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate communities across America,

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8 – Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Friday introduced the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, legislation that provides a monthly $2,000 check to those struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. As rent comes due and bills continue to pile up, Americans desperately need assistance to financially survive