Press Releases

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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 – Legislation to help veterans find jobs was introduced yesterday in a package of top-priority bills filed on the first legislative business day of the new session of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced the Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013 (S.6). Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement welcoming President Barack Obama’s support for action to combat climate change: “The president is right to make action on global warming a central goal of his administration. The overwhelming scientific consensus is clear. Unless we take bold action soon the temperature of our planet could rise by up

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 – In remarks entered today in the Congressional Record, Sen. Bernie Sanders recognized Ken Squier, the “Voice of the Daytona 500” and a Vermont native widely respected in the motor sports and broadcast communities. Squier, 77, is the owner of independent Radio Vermont, Inc. and a famous NASCAR contributor, holding an 18-year-long tenure as the lap-by-lap announcer