Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former chairman and current member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump tweeted that he will replace his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, who currently serves as the president’s physician: “Every major veterans’ organization in this country vigorously opposes the privatization of the VA. I stand

More than 130 Vermont high school students traveled on Tuesday to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. This was the second trip organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to the bipartisan Kennedy Institute to help Vermont students learn about democracy, civic discourse and the legislative process.  Students from North Country Union High School,

More than 130 Vermont high school students will travel on Tuesday to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. This is the second trip organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to the bipartisan Kennedy Institute to help Vermont students learn about democracy, civic discourse and the legislative process. Students from North Country Union High

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 25 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Sunday after it was reported that President Donald Trump plans to fire Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin: “The struggle at the Veterans Administration is about Trump’s desire to privatize the VA and his belief that Secretary David Shulkin is not moving fast enough in that direction. The

HINESBURG, Vt., March 24 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hosted his 4th annual student choral concert Saturday evening at Champlain Valley Union High School. The concert was part of Sanders’ town meeting on arts education, and showcased choruses from seven Vermont schools. “In addition to hearing beautiful choral music from very talented students from seven Vermont schools, this annual

WASHINGTON, March 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after voting aganst the budget deal: “There are many positive initiatives in the Omnibus Appropriations bill reluctantly signed by the president today. As part of the Democratic Leadership I fought to provide the largest increase in child care funding in nearly 30 years, a major increase for the