Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday regarding Walmart’s announcement that they will allow employees to earn up to 48 hours of paid time off: “Walmart’s decision to provide 48 hours of paid sick leave to some of its employees is a small step forward, but not nearly good enough. Walmart, which is owned by

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 4 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday announced the winners of his ninth 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.  This year, 590 students from 50 Vermont high schools submitted 250-500 word essays on issues that

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 – In a letter sent Monday to the CEO of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) demanded the company explain its decision to set the price of Firdapse, a drug used to treat a rare neuromuscular disease called Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), at $375,000 per year.   For two decades, patients have received the same drug – known

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday on the amendment introduced by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) regarding the withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan: “American troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 18 years, the longest war in American history. Our troops have been in Syria since 2015 under what I believe are

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – In an effort to combat rising wealth inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation Thursday to establish a progressive estate tax on the fortunes of the top 0.2 percent of Americans and significantly increase rates on billionaires. Sanders’ legislation, the For the 99.8% Act, would raise $2.2 trillion from the nation’s 588 billionaires. In contrast, Senate Republican leadership proposed a bill this week that

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) renewed their efforts in the Senate and House Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen pursuant to the War Powers Resolution.  As a result of the Saudi-led war, 14