Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 – A Senate panel today examined a “major crisis” in primary health care at a time when 30 million more patients will soon get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and worsen an already acute doctor shortage. One in five Americans today live in areas where they do not have adequate access to primary care due

WASHINGTON, January 28 – Let me be very clear.  According to the most knowledgeable people in the world climate change is real, it is already causing devastating problems and it will only get worse in years to come if we do not aggressively move to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions.  Let me quote from the draft federal report on

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 28 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today opposed a moratorium on wind power projects in Vermont that he said would send a “terrible message” to the rest of the country and set back efforts to stop global warming. A member of the U.S. Senate environment and energy committees, Sanders urged state lawmakers to reject a three-year

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a District Environmental Commission in Vermont granted Costco a state land use permit to install gas pumps at its retail center  in Colchester: “In my view, concentration of ownership and the lack of vigorous competition is a major reason why gas prices in northwest Vermont are so much

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – The Senate health committee held a hearing today in the wake of mass killings in Newtown, Conn., and other American communities that have revealed serious shortcomings in access to mental health care. “We must make sure that mental health services are available to all Americans regardless of income,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a member of the

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he strongly supports long-overdue filibuster reform to stop a single senator without explanation from forcing an extraordinary majority of 60 votes to advance legislation. “This country faces enormous problems in terms of jobs, global warming, health care, campaign finance reform, deficit reduction and many other important issues. The Senate has