Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday will give a major speech at the U.S. Capitol on the state of America’s working class and how we address the existing crises. “Before we can effectively go forward in terms of economic policy, it’s necessary to

Media availability with Sanders will follow the Student Town Meeting in Essex Junction BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on Thursday will speak with students during several classroom visits at Mallets Bay School in Colchester. Following the classroom visits, Sanders will travel to Essex

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 10 – Following news reports that the pharmaceutical corporation plans to quadruple its price for the COVID-19 vaccine up to $130 per dose, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on Tuesday sent a letter to Moderna’s CEO urging the company to reconsider its decision and refrain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 – First introduced in 2009, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday announced his Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge (WORK) Act, essential legislation to help workers expand employee ownership across the country, was included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus that passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday ahead of the Friday deadline.  “Workers deserve an ownership stake in the

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday announced more than $42 million, that he secured on behalf of 51 Vermont projects, has been included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation that passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday ahead of the Friday deadline.  Sanders’ Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects for the Fiscal Year 2023 address critical needs across Vermont,

BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday evening held a telephone town meeting to hear directly from older Vermonters about the issues that matter most to them and how the federal government can address the needs of seniors and working families. Throughout the year, Sanders has led meetings and public events, in-person and virtually, with over 50,000