Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s decision to halt new federal coal leases on public lands: “I applaud the president for taking bold action to slow the worst effects of climate change. We have a moral responsibility to leave our kids a planet that is both healthy and

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address: “President Obama raised some enormously important points regarding the long-term future of our country – much I agreed with. Not only can we effectively combat climate change, we can create good paying jobs. Yes, we have to

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after voting in favor of legislation to audit the Federal Reserve: “Too much of the Fed’s business is conducted in secret, known only to the bankers on its various boards and committees.  In 2010, I inserted an amendment in Dodd-Frank to audit the emergency lending by the Federal Reserve

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 11 – With President Barack Obama set to deliver his State of the Union address tomorrow evening, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced 20 finalists in his annual State of the Union essay contest for Vermont high school students. A record number of Vermont high schools and students participated in Sanders’ contest this year. This year,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivered a live streamed response to President Donald Trump’s oval office address. See below for full remarks as prepared: Thank you very much for joining me. President Trump has stated tonight, and, over and over again in recent weeks, that this country faces a national emergency. Well, he’s right. But it’s an

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on the Obama administration today to end the recently started deportation raids and instead extend Temporary Protected Status to families who have fled violence in Central America. “Raids are not the answer. We cannot continue to employ inhumane tactics involving rounding up and deporting tens of thousands of immigrant families