Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis Wednesday asking him to address the excessive compensation of defense contractors, the widespread misconduct and fraud in the defense contracting industry and massive cost overruns in the acquisition budget. Last year, the CEOs of Lockheed Martin and

WASHINGTON, March 8 – Following the success of the Medicare for All Town Hall in January which drew 1.6 million live viewers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday that he will be hosting a town hall focused on inequality in the United States on March 19 in partnership with The Guardian, NowThis, The Young Turks and Act.tv. Sanders, along with

WASHINGTON, March 7 – At a Senate Budget Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the committee, questioned the massive compensation packages of top defense contractor CEOs and demanded that the Pentagon end its waste and abuse of taxpayer funds following years of reports of fraud and mismanagement. “It is essential that the Pentagon demonstrates that

WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called on General Dynamics, the third largest federal contractor, to respond to formal complaints that the company is participating in systemic wage theft and coercive anti-union practices at its federally contracted call centers. “Our respective offices recently met with GDIT employees from multiple CMS call

WASHINGTON, March 7 ­– Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday to announce a $1 trillion proposal to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create 15 million middle-class jobs. The announcement of the Democratic proposal follows the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, which would encourage states to sell our nation’s highways, bridges and other vital infrastructure to Wall Street,

WASHINGTON, March 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on legislation up for a vote in the Senate this week that would deregulate large financial institutions: “Ten years ago, as a result of greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street, this country was plunged into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Millions of Americans