Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Senate decided to make it harder for the minority to block confirmation of the president’s nominees for judges and other top posts. “Most Americans grew up believing that in America the majority rules. They also believe that this country deserves a Senate that is not dysfunctional

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 – A Senate panel today passed legislation to designate the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in Vermont as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a committee member, and co-sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). Companion legislation sponsored by Rep.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 – A Senate panel today passed legislation to designate the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in Vermont as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a committee member, and co-sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). Companion legislation sponsored by Rep.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on aging, held a hearing today to discuss the extraordinary disparities in life expectancy that exist between regions of the United States and even neighborhoods within cities. Sanders said that a recurring theme from witnesses was that “poverty in America is in fact very expensive.”  He added, “If

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today advanced legislation to expand access to health care and dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The panel also approved a package of other bills, including measures to help veterans find jobs and shield veterans from benefit disruptions in the event of another government shutdown. “I am proud

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed news that the U.S. Postal Service reported an operating profit of $600 million for the 2013 fiscal year. “Despite all the rhetoric about how the Postal Service is ‘going broke,’ I was very pleased that, during the last 12 months, the United States Postal Service made a profit of $600