Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a statement about the decision by the United States and other nations to freeze funding for the United Nations’ agency, UNRWA, that provides food, water, and essential services for Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip – 1.1 million of whom are already at risk of starvation: “More than 26,000 Palestinians

The hearing to discuss the outrageously high prices of prescription drugs in America is scheduled for Thursday, February 8 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) announced today that Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato and Merck CEO Robert Davis have reconsidered their positions and have agreed to join

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a roundtable discussion with Vermont first responders on Monday, January 29 at 10:00 a.m. to hear about challenges they face and what the federal government can do to support them. The discussion with firefighters and EMS providers will cover range of issues, including recruitment, wages, training, and equipment costs. Sanders

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) today held a press conference to discuss the committee’s decision to vote to issue subpoenas for Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato and Merck CEO Robert Davis to provide testimony about why their companies charge substantially higher prices for medicine

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday, January 26 will visit White River Junction and Waterbury. He will first hold a press conference at the White River Junction VA to discuss new renovations at the medical center, and publicly announce plans for a new, expanded Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in the Burlington area, long championed by

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the responsibility of the U.S. government to use its leverage to deliver urgently-needed aid to Palestinians and demand an end to Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign. The speech comes on the heels of Sanders’ first-of-its-kind