Press Releases

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday after Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate: “I know I speak for all Vermonters in expressing the deep gratitude we feel for the extraordinary role that Pat Leahy has played in representing Vermont in the U.S. Senate for the last 46

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Friday, along with seven of his Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Kaiser Permanente Chair and CEO Greg Adams in support of the more than 30,000 nurses and health care workers planning to strike unless negotiations for a fair contract improve. The strike is set to take place November 15 with workers

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday issued the following statement regarding Veterans Day: “We owe our veterans a tremendous debt of gratitude, one which we will never truly be able to repay. As a longtime member and former Chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I believe that on Veterans Day, and every day, we honor the

BURLINGTON, Nov. 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will make several visits in Vermont on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. On Wednesday, he will speak at a Northern Vermont University press conference about a federal grant that will expand nursing education in the Northeast Kingdom. Sanders will also join Rep. Peter Welch at the St. Johnsbury School to

BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Saturday issued the following statement after the House of Representatives sent the Senate-passed infrastructure bill to President Biden’s desk: “As a member of the Environment and Public Works committee I fought hard to ensure Vermont got its fair share in the infrastructure bill. I’m proud

BURLINGTON, Nov. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has launched his twelfth annual State of the Union Essay Contest. Each year, the President of the United States delivers the “State of the Union” address to a joint session of Congress, which outlines priorities for the coming year. Sen. Sanders knows that great ideas can come from everyone – not just