Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 30 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed President Barack Obama’s statement in support of a constitutional amendment to undo the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations and wealthy special interests. “I applaud President Obama for expressing support for a serious effort to restore the democratic

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 23 – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on a tour of a Vermont National Guard solar power installation that is a model for military bases around the country. Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew, the Guard’s new adjutant general, escorted the EPA administrator and Sanders (I-Vt.) on a tour of one of the largest solar projects

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 20 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Vermont environmental leaders held a news conference today to discuss smart-grid technology that is making Vermont a national leader in developing a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. “The bottom line is that smart grid offers real benefits for consumers and the environment,” said Sanders, a member of both the Senate energy and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 14 – “We are now in the midst of the fiercest and best-financed attack against Social Security in our lifetimes,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) warned today on the 77th anniversary of the most successful program in the modern history of the United States. “Hundreds of millions of dollars are now being spent to destroy Social Security and endanger the well-being of millions

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 6 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) chaired a Senate energy committee hearing today on why gasoline prices in northwestern Vermont have been among the highest in the nation. Burlington area gas prices over the past three years have exceeded the U.S. average 86 percent of the time – sometimes by as much as 29 cents per gallon.  During the same period, Burlington

This is a formal hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and I want to thank Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Chairman of the Committee, for allowing us to hold this hearing in Burlington.  I also want to thank Committee staff for being with us today.  What is being discussed here will become a part