Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 15– U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched his fourth annual State of the Union essay contest today. The contest is designed to engage Vermont’s high school students on the major issues facing the country. The U.S. Constitution calls for the president to “give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – A cost-of-living adjustment that would boost benefits for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for their survivors won final congressional approval today. The House vote completed congressional action on the Senate-passed Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013. The measure by Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, would increase compensation benefits by

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed today’s 64-32 Senate vote in favor of a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “I am very pleased that the Senate has taken this important step toward making America the democratic and inclusive society it should be,” Sanders said. “Today’s vote was a long-overdue victory in

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that the federal government designated three new community health centers in Vermont to increase from eight to 11 the number of health centers that will provide primary care for some 163,000 patients throughout the state. “This is a huge step forward for health care in Vermont in providing high-quality, affordable

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made a second attempt to curb speculation by traders in oil and certain other commodities: “The good news is that the CFTC has finally proposed a new rule to limit the amount of oil that Wall Street speculators can trade on the

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement tonight after the Senate voted 61 – 30 to advance a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans: “I am very pleased that the Senate took a step closer to protecting gays from workplace discrimination. Vermont has prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation since