Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10 – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are demanding answers from Amazon as work-related injuries at the company’s facilities continued to rise over the holidays, and recent reports indicate poor and unsafe working conditions. In a letter sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the Senators urged the company to put worker safety

WASHINGTON, February 10—In response to the release of the Trump Administration’s federal budget proposal, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said: “The Trump Budget for 2021 is a budget of, by, and for the 1 percent. It reflects profoundly unethical priorities and shows that the president is—and it gives me no great pleasure to say this—a liar. Just

WASHINGTON, February 7—Today, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) issued a statement following an announcement that the Department of Justice brought an indictment against Ara Aprahamian, the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Taro Pharmaceuticals, on charges including conspiring to fix generic drug prices and making false statements

WASHINGTON, February 5 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted to convict President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial. Sanders submitted the following statement for the record explaining his decision: Statement for the Record on the Impeachment Trial of President Trump An impeachment trial of a sitting president of the United States is not a matter to be taken lightly.

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 5 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday announced the winners of his tenth annual State of the Union essay contest, which gives Vermont high school students an opportunity to describe which issues they would prioritize if they were president. Over the past 10 years, more than 4,600 students throughout Vermont, representing almost every high school,

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 3 — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that his St. Johnsbury office has moved to a new location. “It is my honor as a United States Senator to fight for the interests of Vermonters across our great state, from Brattleboro to Newport,” said Sen. Sanders. “My outreach representative staff regularly meets with constituents and organizations