Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act: “I applaud Democrats in the House of Representatives for uniting to pass the Build Back Better Act. Now the legislation comes to the Senate where I hope to see

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. Sen. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: “M. President, day after day, here on the floor and back in their states, many of my colleagues tell the American people how deeply

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday issued the following statement ahead of the U.S. Senate’s consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act: “Many of my colleagues tell the American people, day after day, how deeply concerned they are about the deficit and the national debt. They tell us that we just don’t have enough money to expand

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