Press Releases

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

MONTPELIER, Vt.,  March 22 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) testified by phone Thursday morning at a hearing of the Vermont House Committee on Health Care about the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. The House committee is considering S. 175, which is sponsored by Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden). The legislation addresses the wholesale importation of prescription

WASHINGTON, March 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Budget Committee and a member of Democratic leadership, welcomed the $480 million increase in funding to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the omnibus appropriations bill as a victory for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and SSA personnel who are overworked and underpaid.  This marks the first

WASHINGTON, March 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday on the appropriations bill released last night to fund the federal government through September 30: “As the ranking member of the Budget Committee and a member of Democratic leadership, I am proud of the many initiatives that I fought for in this budget that will help Vermont’s working families, the elderly, the