Press Releases

WASHINGTON, April 16 – Vermont and other states would have much more control over how public schools are held accountable for student performance under legislation that a Senate panel approved today. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate education committee, helped draft the measure to replace the much-maligned No Child Left Behind education law which   inaccurately stigmatized most

WASHINGTON, April 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the House voted 240-179 to provide $269 billion in tax breaks for the families of the wealthiest 0.2 percent of Americans. “At a time of increasing inequality, it is beyond belief that Congress would provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to a handful

Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reintroduced three bills today aimed at improving the safety and security of decommissioning reactors and the storage of spent nuclear fuel at nuclear plants across the nation. When spent nuclear fuel is removed from the part of the reactor that generates electricity, it

WASHINGTON, April 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement as low-wage workers around the country rally in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. “I want to applaud the workers who are organizing today in the fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The truth is that by putting more money

WASHINGTON, April 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the White House announced that President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of nations that sponsor terrorism: “While we have our strong differences with Cuba, it is not a terrorist state. I applaud President Obama for moving aggressively to develop normal

WASHINGTON, April 14 – At the urging of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has agreed to investigate how sudden price hikes by generic drug makers are driving up the cost of taxpayer-supported health care. “It is unacceptable that Americans pay, by far, the highest prices in the