Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 – As President Barack Obama prepares for a Thursday address on jobs to a joint session of Congress, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called today for putting Americans back to work through a series of bold measures that include rebuilding the country’s crumbling infrastructure. As part of a four-point plan to jumpstart the economy, Sanders also said the

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 1 – Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama declared Vermont a disaster area and cleared the way for federal assistance in the recovery from Tropical Storm Irene: “We appreciate the president’s quick and decisive action to help

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 1  — Vermont’s congressional delegation today asked President Obama to act “with all due speed” on Vermont’s request for a disaster declaration, which would open the doors to a variety of federal programs to help Vermonters cope with recovery efforts in the aftermath of major flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 31 – The U.S. Department of Transportation released $5 million in emergency funds to rebuild and repair roads and bridges destroyed or damaged in Vermont by Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont’s congressional delegation announced today.   U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Tuesday evening notified U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate inspected heavily-damaged areas of Vermont on Tuesday. He was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Peter Welch  and Gov. Peter Shumlin at stops in  Ludlow, Wilmington, and Brattleboro. They also flew over other flood-damaged parts of the state to assess damage from Tropical Storm Irene. “We have got some very, very serious problems,” Sanders said. Sanders

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacts to the State Department’s announcement on the Keystone XL pipeline: “I continue to oppose the tar sands Keystone XL Pipeline and disagree strongly with the Administration that there would be limited environmental impacts. This pipeline would provide markets for the dirtiest oil on Earth, oil which the EPA has found emits 82 percent more carbon pollution