Press Releases

WASHINGTON, January 13 – Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch wrote a letter to Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to hire more staff for Vermont Field offices. Social Security is the most successful federal program in the country but funding cuts have curtailed its ability to help Vermonters and

WASHINGTON, January 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sent a letter today demanding that the Trump administration end its delay in federal disaster assistance Puerto Rico in the face of the island’s urgent humanitarian needs following hundreds of earthquakes and aftershocks, just two years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. “The

WASHINGTON, January 11 — Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) issued the following statement regarding the bipartisan No War Against Iran Act, introduced by Sanders and co-sponsored by Lee:  “As United States Senators, we often disagree on many issues. But standing up for the Constitution is not about partisanship. The Founding Fathers were absolutely clear. They wanted

WASHINGTON, January 9 – This morning, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced the introduction of the No War Against Iran Act at a Capitol Hill press conference alongside colleagues Senators Leahy (D-Vt.), Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Van Hollen (D-Md.), Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Representatives Khanna (D-Calif.), Lee (D-Calif.), and Jayapal (D-Wash.). Below are his prepared remarks, available online here:  I would like to thank all my

WASHINGTON, January 9 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the No War Against Iran Act, which denies the Pentagon of any funds for unauthorized use of military force against Iran. A measure to prohibit funds for an unconstitutional war with Iran passed by a bipartisan 251-member vote in the House of Representatives last year, though it was later stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act enacted in

WASHINGTON, January 6 — In response to John Bolton stating his willingness to testify in the Senate’s impeachment trial, Senator Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement: “With today’s announcement that former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton is willing to testify, it makes it even more clear that Sen. Mitch McConnell must put forth a process for a full