Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – Ahead of this morning’s hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the retirement crisis in America, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the committee, released a stunning new report exposing the depth of the crisis, while also exploring solutions that will allow all Americans to retire with dignity and security – not just the very

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 – The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will tomorrow at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET hold a markup on the renomination of Acting Secretary Julie Su to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee will also consider the nominations of Moshe Marvit to become a Member of the Federal Mine

Sanders will host the finalists at the Vermont State House on Saturday, March 9 for a roundtable discussion about their essays BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday announced the winners of his fourteenth annual State of the Union Essay Contest, which gives Vermont high school students the opportunity to describe a major issue facing our

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, “Taking a Serious Look at the Retirement Crisis in America: What can we do to expand defined benefit pension plans for workers?” “At a time when more than

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 – BlackRock, the asset management firm, is attempting its largest acquisition in 15 years with its purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a private equity firm which manages $100 billion in infrastructure assets around the world. In response, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, and

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today applauded the announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration that the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide $1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. This will include funding for the modernization of GlobalFoundries’ facility in Essex Junction, adding secure capacity for essential chip manufacturing