Press Releases

MONTPELIER, January 3 – Vermont’s Congressional Delegation – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – this week announced the nominations of 29 Vermont high school students for appointments to the U.S. Service Academies.  Vermonters nominated by members of the Delegation include applicants to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval

BURLINGTON, Dec. 29 – With President Barack Obama expected to deliver his State of the Union address in late January, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked Vermont high school students to submit short essays on how they see the state of the union. By the time Obama appears before a special joint session of Congress, the senator hopes to have

BURLINGTON, December 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that $5.7 million in emergency support to more than 1,000 Vermont dairy farmers has been released.  The assistance, coming at a time when dairy farmers have experienced the lowest prices in 40 years, is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure sponsored by Sanders.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. December 24  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) returned to Vermont and issued the following statement today after the Senate voted 60 to 39 for health care reform legislation. “The bill is not as strong as I wanted and I will work to improve it, but it begins to move this country toward the long-time goal of providing

$10 Billion More for Community Health Centers will Revolutionize Care WASHINGTON, December 19 – A $10 billion investment in community health centers, expected to go to $14 billion when Congress completes work on health care reform legislation, was included in a final series of changes to the Senate bill unveiled today. The provision, which would provide primary care for 25

WASHINGTON, December 19 – In a major victory for Vermonters, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has convinced Senate negotiators to increase Medicaid payments to Vermont by $250 million over six years in the Senate’s health reform plan.  Leahy’s provision, strongly supported by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is included in an amendment of negotiated provisions that Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)