Press Releases

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

Sanders Announces HELP Committee Will Move Forward on Biden’s NIH Nominee BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a change in the department’s contract with Regeneron to guarantee that the company’s COVID-19

White House highlights Vermont flooding recovery efforts in request, comes as federal delegation pushes for additional targeted assistance for Vermonters BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement in response to the White House requesting $4 billion of emergency aid, in addition to the previously requested $12

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the first ten prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers: “While the pharmaceutical industry makes huge profits every year, the American people pay,

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday sent a letter to RWJ Barnabas Health’s President and Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Manigan urging him to bargain in good faith with United Steel Workers (USW) Local 4-200 and come to an agreement on a fair contract for nurses at