Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.), Chair of the House Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), on Friday led a letter with more than 70 total signers in the House and Senate urging President Biden to take executive

BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a telephone town meeting on Tuesday, December 13 to hear directly from older Vermonters about the issues that matter most to them and to discuss how the federal government can address the challenges facing seniors and working families across our country.  Participants will be able to submit questions in

BURLINGTON, Dec. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on the passing of longtime champion for economic and community development, Bruce Seifer: “Bruce Seifer was nothing short of a visionary when it came to economic development. From his work as my assistant director at the Community and Economic Development Office in the mayor’s office, to his

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed legislation to avert a nationwide rail strike, while failing to pass an amendment to guarantee paid sick days to rail workers: “I’m proud that the House of Representatives passed legislation to guarantee seven days of paid sick leave for all rail

WASHINGTON, November 30 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Wednesday issued the following joint statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation averting a rail

WASHINGTON, November 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 61-36 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, major legislation to codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law: “In the year 2022, we will not let an extremist Supreme Court drag us back in time. I was proud