Press Releases

WASHINGTON, July 31 – On the 48th anniversary of congressional passage of the law that created Medicare, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined a coalition advocating a Medicare-for-all health care system to provide better care at less cost for more Americans. Sanders spoke at a news conference on Capitol Hill with Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and

WASHINGTON, July 30 – Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined the Department of Veterans Affairs at an exhibit of cutting-edge medical technology that is improving treatment and expanding access to care for million veterans throughout the country. Dr. Robert Petzel, VA’s undersecretary for health, said VA medical centers are in the forefront of what he

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 28 – Saying that “it’s time for new leadership at the Federal Reserve and a new approach to our troubled economy,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged President Obama to appoint a new central bank chairman who will “put the needs of the disappearing middle class ahead of the interests of Wall Street and the wealthy

WASHINGTON, July 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today laid out a series of tax reform proposals in letters to Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and declined an offer by the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee to keep his proposals secret. The leaders of the tax-writing committee solicited suggestions as part of a

WASHINGTON, July 26 – The U.S. Department of Transportation released $1 million for emergency repairs to roads and bridges damaged in a series of strong storms that struck Vermont earlier this year. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx notified Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),  Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Governor Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.). “This is a much-needed infusion of federal funds to help towns

WASHINGTON, July 24 – Over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opposition, the Senate today voted 81-18 for a college loan bill that would lead to higher interest rates for students and parents who borrow money for college. The vote came after the Senate rejected an amendment by Sanders to have the bill expire after two years before the sharpest increases in