Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 6 – Flanked by members of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) demanded Friday afternoon that the UVM Medical Center administration address the nursing crisis at the hospital. “As anyone who has ever been in a hospital bed knows, nurses are the backbone of any hospital,” Sanders said. “Patients know

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned: “Scott Pruitt was the worst EPA administrator in the history of the agency. Not only has he acted, time and time again, in an unethical manner, but he has led the agency in exactly the

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 2 – Vermont’s congressional delegation today announced that Vermont will receive $3 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). “AmeriCorps members have an enormous impact on the lives of Vermonters through the excellent programs they support. Here in Vermont, that includes serving at-risk youth, promoting affordable housing, protecting the environment and

WASHINGTON, June 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a livestreamed town hall Monday, July 16 to address the enormous disparity between the wealth of corporate executives and the wages and treatment of the companies’ workers. Sanders will be joined by workers from major U.S. corporations Amazon, Disney, McDonald’s, Walmart and American Airlines, and he has invited the CEO

WASHINGTON, June 27 – Following reports that the wait for a Social Security disability appeals decision reached an all-time high of more than 600 days, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn.) introduced legislation Wednesday to give the Social Security Administration the funds necessary to restore timely service to beneficiaries. Social Security has played a fundamental role

WASHINGTON, June 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement: “When President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, Republican leader Mitch McConnell said, ‘The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice.’ We should listen to what Sen. McConnell said. President Trump