Press Releases

WASHINGTON, June 1 – Citing privacy and civil liberties concerns, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that he intends to vote against legislation to extend a controversial domestic spying program but shift the bulk collection of phone records from the government to private telecommunications companies. Sanders said the legislation, which the Senate is considering this week, is better than the

WASHINGTON, May 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed news that the U.S. Postal Service quietly backed off a self-defeating plan to shutter nearly all of 82 mail sorting facilities which were on the chopping block this year. Sanders had led an effort in Congress to keep the Postal Service from closing the plants as part of an ill-considered

DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the U.S. State Department removed Cuba from the state-sponsored terrorist list. “I am glad to hear that the State Department has removed Cuba from their list of state-sponsored terrorists.  This is a major step forward in rebuilding our relationship with Cuba. I applaud President Barack

WASHINGTON, May 27 – Following the recent ecologically devastating oil spill in California coastal waters, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week voiced their deep disappointment in the administration’s decision to allow oil drilling in up to six offshore wells in the Arctic Ocean, an area the senators have long sought to protect.  Leahy and Sanders

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made the following statement upon learning that longtime Vermont journalist Marselis Parsons died Wednesday morning.        “Marselis Parsons was a leader in Vermont journalism for decades. He was tough, but fair. He took his responsibility to chronical the major issues facing Vermont and Vermonters seriously. He worked tirelessly to help Vermonters understand the

BURLINGTON, Vt., May 23 – In observance of Memorial Day, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement: “This Memorial Day weekend I want to thank all veterans who have sacrificed to defend our country and especially the families of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. On this solemn occasion, we reaffirm a grateful nation’s commitment to all those