Press Releases

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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after voting against S.1, which includes a provision to encourage state and local governments to pass laws suppressing Americans’ right to boycott Israel: “While I do not support the BDS movement, we must defend every American’s constitutional right to engage in political activity. It is clear to me

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday on the political situation in Venezuela: “The Maduro government in Venezuela has been waging a violent crackdown on Venezuelan civil society, violated the constitution by dissolving the National Assembly and was re-elected last year in an election that many observers said was fraudulent. Further, the economy is a

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, joined House and Senate leadership Wednesday to introduce the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. The bill would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024, index future minimum wage increases to median wage growth and ensure all workers are paid at

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the following statement on Tuesday. “Racism and white supremacy have no place in Vermont. Kiah Morris was an excellent representative for the people of Bennington on so many issues, and our state is worse off without her in office. We must root out racism