Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 20 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, issued the following statement today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to limit emissions from new power plants: “I applaud the EPA for coming up with common-sense standards to reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming. Much more must be done

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to address the dental crisis in America. The bills – which would expand dental coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the Department of Veterans Affairs – were filed one week after a new government study documented skyrocketing costs and limited

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after police said at least 12 people were killed at the Washington Navy Yard:  “Today we have experienced another horrific and senseless shooting. It is a tragic day for our country and the U.S. Navy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after Lawrence Summers withdrew from consideration to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman: “I applaud Larry Summers for withdrawing his name from consideration. The truth is that it was unlikely he would have been confirmed by the Senate. What the American people want now is

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that the Senate must call the bluff of House Republicans demanding deeper cuts in Head Start, Meals on Wheels and other programs for working families. A proposal set for a House vote this week includes the deeper spending cuts in a continuing resolution to keep the government from

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – A Senate panel heard today that millions of Americans do not have access to dentists because of skyrocketing costs, inadequate insurance and government policies that don’t pay to prevent problems that left untreated get worse and cost more for taxpayer-funded emergency care. “We can and must address the dental crisis in America now,” Sen. Bernie Sanders