Press Releases

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump declared Wednesday he believes torture works and as his administration readies an executive order that would clear the way for the CIA to reopen overseas “black site” prisons, where it detained and tortured terrorism suspects: “Does Donald Trump really want to defy the Geneva

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 25 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday announced the winners of his annual State of the Union essay contest. Sanders’ contest gives Vermont high school students an opportunity to articulate which issues they would prioritize if they were president. A panel of six Vermont teachers served as volunteer judges in Sanders’ annual essay contest. They

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined Senate Democratic leaders Tuesday to announce a 10-year, $1 trillion proposal to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create 15 million middle-class jobs. The proposal, “Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure,” would rebuild roads, bridges, railways, water systems, broadband networks, VA hospitals, schools and airports throughout the United States. “Look, this is

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive orders to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines:  “Millions of people came together all over this country to stop the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines and say we must transform our energy system

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 23 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday after the White House said President Donald Trump would withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “I am glad the Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead and gone. For the last 30 years, we have had a series of trade deals — including the North American

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after the Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominations of retired Gen. James Mattis as defense secretary and retired Gen. John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security and set up a debate Monday on the nomination of Rep. Mike Pompeo to lead the Central