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
WASHINGTON, January 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), together with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), unveiled the first-ever federal bill to phase out fracking nationwide in the United States. The Ban Fracking Act would institute an immediate federal ban on all new federal permits for fracking-related infrastructure and a ban on fracking within 2,500 feet of homes and
Washington, January 30 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the House passed by a 228-vote majority the No War Against Iran Act, introduced by both of the lawmakers to prevent any money from being used for unauthorized military action against Iran: “We applaud the House of Representatives for sending a
WASHINGTON, January 29 – Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Prevent Future American Sickness (PFAS) Act to require the cleanup of a class of toxic, so-called “forever chemicals”—known by their acronym PFAS—from America’s drinking water. New laboratory testing found that PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—are prevalent in the tap water of 43 American cities.
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