Press Releases

WASHINGTON, July 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called our nation’s approach to children “nothing less than a disgrace and an international embarrassment.” Sanders made the remarks in announcing a proposal to provide 1 million jobs for young people over the next two years. He will offer the jobs legislation as an amendment to an education bill now before

WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the financial crisis in Puerto Rico: “I strongly believe Puerto Rico should be afforded the same bankruptcy protections that exist for municipalities across the United States.  We need to do everything we can to allow Puerto Rico to restructure its debt in a rational way that

WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation to make solar energy more accessible to low-income families. “While the cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years, it is still out of reach for millions of low-income families that need it the most,” said Sanders. “Families across this country struggle to pay electricity bills and

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Greece’s vote against austerity measures:  “I applaud the people of Greece for saying ‘no’ to more austerity for the the poor, the children, the sick and the elderly.  In a world of massive wealth and income inequality Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 30 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday morning welcomed an Obama administration initiative that will help middle-class families by making millions of American workers eligible for overtime pay. “This long overdue change in overtime rules is a step in the right direction and good news for workers,” Sanders said. “Businesses no longer will be able to

BURLINGTON, June 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is an important step in the fight against voter suppression. When congressional districts are controlled by partisanship it is bad for voters and our democracy. Allowing non-partisan commissions to