Press Releases

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday issued the following statement after withdrawing a War Powers Resolution on the war in Yemen: “Today, I withdrew from consideration by the U.S. Senate my War Powers Resolution after the Biden administration agreed to continue working with my office on ending the war in Yemen. Let me be clear. If

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