Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 – With Congress and the White House in the midst of deficit negotiations, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called on colleagues to reject proposals by former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and Erskine Bowles that would hurt working families and help the wealthiest Americans and profitable corporations. The Simpson-Bowles plan “will cause major economic pain to virtually every

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed White House assurances that Social Security benefits won’t be cut as part of negotiations on a year-end deficit-reduction deal.  “This is a step in the right direction for more than 55 million Americans who have earned Social Security benefits today and every working American who will receive Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs selected a contractor to build a new $2.6 million community-based outpatient clinic in Burlington, Vt., to serve about 4,000 veterans.   “As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I am proud to announce that we’re making real progress in improving health

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hosted a summit meeting today on Capitol Hill with seniors, the disabled, labor and other grassroots groups united to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from budget cuts. The summit was held one day before President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are to meet at the White House on ways to reduce deficits

BURLINGTON, Nov. 10 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement as the nation prepared to mark Veterans Day this Sunday: “On this Veterans Day we thank the men and women of the United States armed forces, past and present, for their selfless service. We must never forget the

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 9 – In advance of Veterans Day, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led a drive by more than 50 veterans and seniors organizations to block significant benefit cuts. Sanders, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, sent a letter to congressional leaders opposing a change in how annual cost-of-living-adjustments are calculated that would lower Social Security and veterans’ benefits. A revised