Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered an opening statement at the committee’s second hearing to consider the advancement of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor.  We are in an unusual and dangerous moment in American history.  We have a situation where,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) last week filed four Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block the sale of $8.56 billion in offensive U.S. weaponry to Israel.   Earlier this month, the Trump administration notified Congress of its approval of four major offensive arms sales to Israel, including tens of thousands of the bombs, missiles and artillery

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch, and Rep. Becca Balint will hold a statewide telephone town meeting on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. to hear directly from Vermonters about the challenges they are facing in their daily lives, their concerns for their families, their communities, their state and the world, and how the federal government

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate regarding President Trump’s lies and asking his colleagues when they will stand up to the president. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE:  We live in difficult times – in times where people throughout our country are

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered an opening statement at the committee’s hearing on the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor.  Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. Let me begin by thanking

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 – After the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dismissed more than 1,000 employees last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins urging him to reverse the layoffs to ensure that America’s veterans have the health care they deserve – especially as VA facilities