Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) in September to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The JRD is the only formal mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale noticed by the Administration

“We cannot afford to wait to help Vermont, and states across the nation, recover and rebuild.” WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – As the nation contends with dwindling disaster relief funds, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-At Large) today called for the urgent passage of supplemental funding to help communities recover from natural disasters that

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today held a press conference with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to discuss the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel. Sanders will bring the JRDs to the Senate floor for a vote this Wednesday. The resolutions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, with Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), to discuss the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel. Sanders will bring the JRDs to the Senate floor for

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) today released the following statement announcing his intention to next week bring to the floor Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) that would block the sale of certain offensive U.S. weaponry to Israel. The JRD is the only mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale from advancing: Next week I will

“Last year, while blue collar auto workers in Belvidere were being laid off indefinitely, you were able to receive a 56 percent pay raise boosting your total compensation to $39.5 million, which made you the highest paid executive among traditional auto companies,” wrote the 23 senators to Stellantis’s CEO. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – In a letter sent yesterday to the