Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday issued the following statement after the Senate failed to advance an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour over a five year period: “At a time when millions of people are working for starvation wages, when the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour has not been raised by

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 2 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a virtual roundtable discussion on Monday evening with the winners and finalists of his eleventh annual State of the Union essay contest. The contest gives Vermont high school students an opportunity to describe a pressing issue they would prioritize as president of the United States.  Each year, Sanders hosts

WASHINGTON, March 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday issued the following statement that he will introduce an amendment to include an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the final reconciliation bill: “This week, as part of the reconciliation bill, I will be offering an amendment to raise the minimum wage

BURLINGTON, February 26 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday issued the following statement after U.S. forces carried out an air strike on a site in Syria: “I am very concerned that last night’s strike by U.S. forces in Syria puts our country on the path of continuing the Forever War instead of ending it. This is the same

BURLINGTON, February 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a statewide virtual town meeting with Vermont students on March 15 at 7:30pm. Sanders will be joined by a panel of Vermonters to discuss the experiences of young people and get their thoughts on the challenges they have experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the panel discussion,

WASHINGTON, February 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday issued the following statement after the Senate Parliamentarian advised that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour does not comply with the Byrd Rule:  “I strongly disagree with tonight’s decision by the Senate Parliamentarian. The CBO made it absolutely clear that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour