Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) heard testimony Tuesday afternoon from Dr. Deborah Richter of Cambridge, Vermont, during a Senate roundtable discussion focused on the costs and availability of health care in rural America. Sanders invited Richter, who works in primary care and addiction medicine in rural areas of Vermont, to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded the City of Winooski a package of loans and grants totaling more than $8.5 million for upgrades to the City’s drinking water and wastewater systems.  The infrastructure upgrades are a key element in the City’s

Vermont’s congressional delegation announced on Wednesday that firefighters throughout Vermont have received $991,958 through nine federal grants. The awards are part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, which helps fire departments and fire academies purchase critically needed equipment to better protect the public and first responders. This year’s grants will help buy a range

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 16 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Sunday in regard to Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: “The allegation from Professor Christine Blasey Ford is a serious one that deserves a full investigation. Neither the Judiciary Committee nor the full Senate should vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 14 – Vermont’s congressional delegation announced Friday that U.S.D.A. Rural Development has awarded four grants totaling $204,200 to help combat the opioid epidemic in Vermont. “Vermonters in every corner of the state have been touched by the opioid epidemic and while real progress is being made, we have more work to do. These federal grants will be

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday that Vermont will receive $3 million from the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) to build, preserve and rehabilitate affordable rental housing for extremely low-income families. This is the third year in a row that Vermont will receive a $3 million allocation from the Trust Fund, which Sanders helped