Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday, September 21, at 11:00 a.m. ET, will mark up critical legislation to address the primary care crisis in America, including the major shortage of nurses, doctors, dentists, mental health professionals, and other important health care workers across the country. The four bills that the

Landmark Bill to be Marked Up Next Week WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, announced Thursday that they have reached a deal on landmark legislation to address the primary care

If pandemic-era child care stabilization funds are allowed to expire on September 30, approximately 3.2 million children could lose their child care spots, 232,000 child care workers’ jobs could be jeopardized, millions of parents could lose an estimated $9 billion each year in earnings, and states could lose approximately $10.6 billion in economic activity per year. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 –

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement on the corporate media’s coverage of the negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big 3 carmakers: One of the major crises facing our country is that eight large media conglomerates control 90

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) on Monday sent a letter to majority, minority, and Appropriations Committee leadership in the Senate and House of Representatives urging them to ensure that Congress passes federal funding for essential recovery and long-term disaster mitigation work in Vermont following the devastating flooding

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 11 – Secured by former Senator and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) through the Congressionally Directed Spending Process, the Vermont Congressional Delegation today announced $9.9 million will be invested in the Burlington School District to educate and train the next generation in aviation and aerospace manufacturing. Administered by the United States Department of