Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 1 – Coming off a year of record-setting $1 billion-plus natural disasters, representatives of leading insurance companies said today that costs to taxpayers and businesses from extreme weather will continue to soar because of climate change. The insurers joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) at a press conference to discuss the mounting financial impact of global warming. Both Vermont and Rhode Island

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 – A Senate panel heard today that millions of Americans do not have access to dentists and millions more cannot afford dental care. “As a nation, we don’t talk about it much but there is a dental crisis in America,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging. A new report that Sanders released at the hearing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on a consolidation plan announced by the U.S. Postal Service: “The plan announced today by the U.S. Postal Service is deeply flawed and Congress must change it. I expect comprehensive postal reform legislation to be on the floor of the Senate within the next few weeks. “At a time when the Postal Service is

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to consolidate mail processing centers: “We are extremely disturbed that the Postal Service intends to continue with its original plan to close the processing plant at White River Junction. We are pleased that the

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced today that Vermont Rural Ventures will receive $35 million in federal tax credits to spur economic development projects throughout the state. “These tax credits will leverage private investment dollars, creating jobs for Vermonters and supporting long-term economic growth in our communities,” Leahy said. “This award is particularly timely for

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 22 – Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – today announced a $930,000 federal loan guarantee to Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro. The funds will support 20 existing jobs and create 14 new ones. Approved by U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD), the loan guarantee will be