Press Releases

…Shrinking The So-Called Doughnut Hole WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Thursday hailed new tallies showing that Vermonters with Medicare saved $4,849,624 on their prescription drugs in 2011 under health care reforms enacted through the Affordable Care Act. New totals released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is among nearly two dozen senators calling on the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to reconsider its politically-motivated decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Last year alone, grants from Komen provided Planned Parenthood with roughly $650,000 in funding for breast cancer prevention, screening, and education. In many parts

The Paying a Fair Share Act will Ensure Million-Dollar Earners Pay at Least 30% in Taxes Washington, DC – Last week, in his State of the Union address, President Obama said: “Tax reform should follow the Buffett Rule.”  Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation to make that goal a reality and put an end to a tax policy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 – Vermont’s two U.S. Senators, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Wednesday joined in introducing legislation to stop student loan interest rates from doubling this summer.  In 2007 Congress passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which reduced the fixed-interest rate on Stafford Loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent, helping millions of American students

. . . Vermont Entrants Will Comprise 10 Percent Of Entire Field  (THURSDAY, Jan. 26) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Congressman Peter Welch (D) Thursday said the selection of Middlebury College and Norwich University to compete in Solar Decathalon 2013, accounting for ten percent of the entire field of 20 schools selected by the U.S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act, which supports Meals on Wheels and other essential programs for seniors. “We are at a critical moment. We must give seniors the support they need to stay healthy in their homes and communities,” said Sanders, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary