Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting against a bill to cut funding for Planned Parenthood: “Republicans are once again taking us to the edge of a government shutdown, demanding we take away health care from the American people. Defunding Planned Parenthood would deny hundreds of thousands of Americans access to services

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Pope Francis addressed the United States Congress: “Pope Francis is clearly one of the important religious and moral leaders not only in the world today but in modern history. He forces us to address some of the major issues facing humanity: war, income and wealth inequality,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – During a speech on the floor of the Senate today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed Pope Francis to the United States and asked his colleagues in Congress to act on the pope’s call to care for the most vulnerable in our society. “From the moment he was elected, he immediately let it be known that he

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting against a bill to increase funding for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2016:   “It is not acceptable to say that we will significantly increase funding for the Defense Department while, at the same time, making drastic cuts in programs desperately needed by the

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after he voted to block legislation that would have prohibited certain abortions: “Republicans should stop politicizing the right of women in this country to control their own bodies. The decision to end a pregnancy should be made in consultation with a doctor without interference or judgment from

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined low-wage contract workers from the United States Capitol and other federal buildings who are welcoming Pope Francis to the U.S. by striking for a living wage and the right to join a union. “In my view, when we talk about morality and when we talk about justice we have to