July 12, 2024
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Vermont Suffers Another Flood
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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May 20, 2024
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on ICC Seeking Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Dec. 5, 2023
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HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the SUPPORT Act and ESRA
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Nov. 27, 2023
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Becca Balint Tweets about Burlington Shooting
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Rep. Becca Balint
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Nov. 25, 2023
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Welch Statement on Shooting of Three Palestinian-American Students in Burlington
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Sen. Peter Welch
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Oct. 10, 2023
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ICYMI: DURBIN, WELCH, OSSOFF, BOOKER, AND HIRONO LEAD 18 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES IN LETTER TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LEADERS URGING CORRECTIONS TO PROPOSED FEDERAL DEFENDERS' FUNDING
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Sen. Peter Welch
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Sept. 12, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Urge Congressional Leadership to Support More Aid for Vermont Flood Recovery in Supplemental Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sept. 1, 2023
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NEWS: Vermont Congressional Delegation Statement on President Biden's Request for Additional FEMA Emergency Aid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Aug. 29, 2023
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Bernie Sanders tweets about Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Aug. 9, 2023
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NEWS: Vermont Delegation Urges President Biden to Support More Aid for Vermont Flood Recovery in Disaster Supplemental Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 31, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Markey, Merkley, and Warren Send Letter to Attorney General Urging DOJ to Bring Lawsuits Against the Fossil Fuel Industry
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 28, 2023
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NEWS: More Than 13,000 Vermonters Join Telephone Town Meeting on Flood Disaster Response with Sanders, Welch, Balint, Scott, and Agency Leaders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 24, 2023
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Call On Federally-Backed and Private Insurers to Act Quickly and Fairly During Vermont Flood Recovery
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 20, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Bipartisan Pandemic Prevention Legislation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 10, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Extreme Flooding in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 10, 2023
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Sen. Welch Highlights Resources for Vermonters Impacted by Severe Storms, Urges Caution as Extreme Weather Continues
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Sen. Peter Welch
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June 22, 2023
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Senate Passes Sens. Cruz, Welch's Bipartisan Bill Targeting Deadly New Street Drug Tranq
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Sen. Peter Welch
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June 16, 2023
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Vermont Delegation Condemns Lyndonville Library Incident Targeting Black Queer Poet
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Oct. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "I wish Paul Pelosi a quick recovery from this heinous attack. Violence must have no place in American politics. I hope we can all come together to condemn the increasingly violent rhetoric we hear every day."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Oct. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "The inventors of insulin sold their patents for $1 in 1923. And yet, the price of insulin in America has gone up by over 1,000% since 1999 causing 1.3 million diabetics in our country to ration insulin last year. It should not cost 10x more for insulin than it does in Canada."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sept. 29, 2022
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Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - House Intelligence Committee Members Call for Action On Foreign Commercial Spyware Risks to Americans
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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Sept. 13, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner joins Murray and 28 Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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July 19, 2022
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Letter to the Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary of U.S. Department of State - "Reps. Grijalva, Wild and 21 Members Urge State Department to Call for Independent Investigation into Murders of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira"
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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June 23, 2022
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Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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June 14, 2022
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Tweet - "Right now, there are 1,500 paid lobbyists from both parties in Washington working overtime to make sure we don't represent our constituents who are dying and are sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for prescription drugs. What a disgrace."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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June 11, 2022
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Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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June 10, 2022
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Tweet - "Greed. Greed. Greed. Since 2008, the median price for new brand name drugs soared from $2,115 to $180,000 while 3 pharmaceutical companies made $54 billion in profits last year. How many more people need to die before Congress has the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry?"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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June 2, 2022
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Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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June 1, 2022
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Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is right. Let's cut drug prices in half by strengthening the provision in the House-passed Build Back Better legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices like the VA has done for years, and pass the whole package with 50 votes next week. It's time to vote."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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May 25, 2022
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Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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May 24, 2022
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Tweet - "The horrific rampage in TX once again makes clear that there are some very sick people in this country with guns in their hands who should not have them. Congress may not be able to end this problem, but we must at least pass commonsense gun reforms to finally protect the public."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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May 14, 2022
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Tweet - "This act of domestic terrorism by a racist, anti-Semitic white supremacist using an AR-15 should be a call to action. Let us finally pass common sense gun safety reforms. We cannot grow numb to this violence, and we must show our nation can come together to address this hatred."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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May 11, 2022
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Tweet - "If you can't stand up for a woman's right to choose, for voting rights, for an economy that works for all, why are you caucusing with the Senate Democrats? We need a Democratic Majority where all members believe in economic, racial, social and environmental justice."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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April 29, 2022
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Letter to Matt Cartwright, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Robert Aderholt, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - To Improve Public Safety, We Must Better Support Local Law Enforcement
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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April 11, 2022
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Letter to Various Pharmaceutical CEOs - Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzpatrick, Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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March 1, 2022
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Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United Rights - Warner & Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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March 1, 2022
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Letter to Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Feb. 11, 2022
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Tweet - "Do you know why 1 out of 4 Americans can't afford their prescription drugs? Do you know why thousands of Americans die every year because they can't afford their medicine? Do you know why millions of Americans ration their insulin? I'll tell you why: greed, greed, greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Feb. 11, 2022
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Tweet - "8 of the largest drug companies in the United States made nearly $50 billion in profits in 2020, while the CEOs in those pharma giants made over $350 million in total compensation. Meanwhile, Americans pay some of the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, SCHATZ URGE BIDEN TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO DEMILITARIZE POLICE
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Schatz Leads Group Of 10 Senators In Urging Biden To Step Up Efforts To Demilitarize Police
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Feb. 4, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Appropriations Committee; Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Chairwoman Subcommittee on Homeland Security; Hon. Chuck Fleischmann, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Sarbanes, Pascrell, Katko Demand Increased Funding to Protect Synagogues and Houses of Worship
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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Jan. 20, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - RELEASE: REP. KHANNA, SENATORS WARREN AND MURPHY CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO OVERHAUL U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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Jan. 20, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Kaine & Colleagues Sound Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for At-Risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole into U.S.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Jan. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "Since June of last year, 17 states have enacted 28 new laws that restrict voting access. Let's be clear. If we are serious about calling ourselves a democracy, we must make it easier for people to vote -- not harder."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Jan. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "Tomorrow, the Senate is going to be casting an enormously important vote about whether we preserve the foundations of democracy. As of now, two Democrats will join the Republicans to vote against us and we will lose that vote. Let me tell you why I hope they change their minds."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Jan. 17, 2022
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Tweet - "As we celebrate the extraordinary life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us not just celebrate the man, but remember the values and vision that motivated him."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Jan. 17, 2022
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Tweet - "As the voting rights bill finally comes to the floor of the Senate, there is only one vote which will really matter. Will 50 Democrats vote to override the filibuster, protect American democracy and pass the bill, or will Manchin and Sinema vote with the GOP and let the bill die?"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Jan. 11, 2022
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Sanders Statement on Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer's Drug
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Jan. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "One year ago, a violent mob stormed the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election. That day made clear our democracy is under severe attack. We must hold responsible those who engaged in the insurrection. We must stand up to the Big Lie. We must make it easier, not harder, to vote."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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