Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement today on a Department of Veterans Affairs report on veteran suicides: “The suicide level for veterans is unacceptable.  What we’re seeing is an extraordinary tragedy which speaks to the horror of war and the need for us to do a much

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was joined today by a growing coalition of seniors, veterans and labor organizations against changing the consumer price index to cut Social Security and disabled veterans’ benefits. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) also took part in the Capitol news conference. They were flanked by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka; AARP

WASHINGTON, January 31 – Let me begin by thanking Senators Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island; Jeff Merkley from Oregon; Richard Trumka, the President of the AFL-CIO; Nancy LeaMond, the Executive Vice President of the AARP; Tom Tarantino, the Chief Policy Officer of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; Terry O’Neill, the President of the National Organization for Women; and

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