url,title,date,year,month,party,chamber,state,member_name,bioguide_id,domain,scraper,source,date_source,text,has_text,collected_at,updated_at https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/senior-holiday-dinners,Senior Holiday Dinners,2018-12-24,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Senior Holiday Dinners I am so pleased that more than a thousand Vermont seniors attended six holiday dinners my office organized around the state. These meals are a great opportunity for seniors to come together, enjoy a holiday meal with friends and neighbors, and hear some beautiful music from local student choirs. And to all Vermonters, I wish you a happy holiday season!",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-is-shutting-down-the-government,Trump Is Shutting Down the Government,2018-12-21,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Is Shutting Down the Government Trump is shutting down the government and will leave 800,000 federal employees without paychecksdespite unanimous Republican support in the Senate and overwhelming Republican support in the House. Clearly, this president's erratic and impulsive behavior is a danger to our country and a major impediment in terms of addressing the crises we face.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/promises-made-promises-broken-for-ohio-gm-workers,"Promises Made, Promises Broken for Ohio GM Workers",2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Promises Made, Promises Broken for Ohio GM Workers We should not be rewarding companies like GM with tax breaks and government contracts when it lays off American workers and outsources work to Mexico where it can pay workers as little as $3 an hour.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-administration-is-an-international-embarrassment-at-climate-summit,Trump Administration Is an International Embarrassment at Climate Summit,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Administration Is an International Embarrassment at Climate Summit It's an international embarrassment that at the United Nations' world conference on climate change, the Trump Administration is still pushing the use of fossil fuels.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-official-laughed-at-for-promoting-fossil-fuels-at-climate-summit,Trump Official Laughed At for Promoting Fossil Fuels at Climate Summit,2018-12-20,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Official Laughed At for Promoting Fossil Fuels at Climate Summit This Trump official promoted fossil fuels at the UN climate summit in Poland and then refused to answer questions about why Trump denies climate change. What a disgrace. We need immediate and bold action to transform our energy system.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-feinstein-oppose-inclusion-of-israel-anti-boycott-act-in-appropriations-bill,"Sanders, Feinstein Oppose Inclusion of Israel Anti-Boycott Act in Appropriations Bill",2018-12-19,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 As Congress considers a year-end appropriations bill, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on Senate leadership not to include S. 720, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. We believe including this bill would violate the spirit of cooperation and commitment that Senate appropriators have made to oppose controversial riders on appropriations bills, the senators wrote in a letter to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). While we do not support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, we remain resolved to our constitutional oath to defend the right of every American to express their views peacefully without fear of or actual punishment by the government, the senators continued. As the ACLU has repeatedly stated in its opposition to S. 720, this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights. Federal district courts in Kansas and Arizona have similarly considered state laws that target political boycotts of Israel and found them to violate the First Amendment At a time when the Netanyahu government is pursuing policies clearly aimed at foreclosing the two-state solution, it is deeply disappointing that Congress would consider choosing to penalize criticism of those policies. To read the letter,click here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-feinstein-oppose-inclusion-of-israel-anti-boycott-act-in-appropriations-bill,"Sanders, Feinstein Oppose Inclusion of Israel Anti-Boycott Act in Appropriations Bill",2018-12-19,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 As Congress considers a year-end appropriations bill, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on Senate leadership not to include S. 720, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. We believe including this bill would violate the spirit of cooperation and commitment that Senate appropriators have made to oppose controversial riders on appropriations bills, the senators wrote in a letter to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). While we do not support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, we remain resolved to our constitutional oath to defend the right of every American to express their views peacefully without fear of or actual punishment by the government, the senators continued. As the ACLU has repeatedly stated in its opposition to S. 720, this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights. Federal district courts in Kansas and Arizona have similarly considered state laws that target political boycotts of Israel and found them to violate the First Amendment At a time when the Netanyahu government is pursuing policies clearly aimed at foreclosing the two-state solution, it is deeply disappointing that Congress would consider choosing to penalize criticism of those policies. To read the letter,click here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/15-year-old-climate-activist-calls-out-world-leaders-for-inaction,15-year-old Climate Activist Calls Out World Leaders for Inaction,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"15-year-old Climate Activist Calls Out World Leaders for Inaction ""You say you love your children above all else, yet you are stealing their futures right before their very eyes,"" - This 15-year-old activist just called out world leaders for their global inaction on climate change.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/banker-says-another-recession-would-be-good-for-business,Banker Says Another Recession Would Be Good for Business,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Banker Says Another Recession Would Be Good for Business ""I don't look at a recession as a bad thing."" -Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase (one of the big banks that crashed the economy 10 years ago). See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/bernie-asks-danish-politician-why-is-denmark-so-happy,Bernie Asks Danish Politician: Why Is Denmark So Happy?,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Bernie Asks Danish Politician: Why Is Denmark So Happy? The people of Denmark are some of the happiest on earth. I met with Dan Jrgensen of Denmark's Socialdemokratiet Party to learn why. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/big-pharmas-greed-killed-her-son,Big Pharma's Greed Killed Her Son,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Big Pharma's Greed Killed Her Son A mother should never have to bury her son because of the hideous greed of pharmaceutical companies. This has got to stop. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/costa-rica-goes-300-days-on-renewable-energy-sources,Costa Rica Goes 300 Days on Renewable Energy Sources,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Costa Rica Goes 300 Days on Renewable Energy Sources While Trump continues to push for American reliance on fossil fuels, Costa Rica just went 300 days on renewable energy alone. We can't let the rest of the world pass us by. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/historic-victory-senate-passes-war-powers-resolution,HISTORIC VICTORY: Senate Passes War Powers Resolution,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"HISTORIC VICTORY: Senate Passes War Powers Resolution The Senate just passed my resolution to stop U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. This is the first time ever that the Senate has voted to end an unauthorized war.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/paid-sick-leave,Paid Sick Leave,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Paid Sick Leave When it comes to guaranteeing employees paid sick days, the United States lags behind every major country on Earth. When employees don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to take time off without pay, they are forced to go to work, potentially spreading illness. The most affected are single moms, who can't even stay home to care for a sick child. We must do better by our workers and our families. That's why I'm proud that Vermont along with nine other states and Washington D.C. now guarantees paid sick leave to almost all workers. [add following for US post, DW says] It's time for the United States to do the same.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-proposes-heartless-immigration-rule,Trump Proposes Heartless Immigration Rule,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Proposes Heartless Immigration Rule The Trump administration's policies on immigration are heartless on every level. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-wants-a-government-shutdown,Trump Wants a Government Shutdown,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Wants a Government Shutdown We have a president of the United States who wants to shut down the government. That's incomprehensible. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/xiuhtezcatl-martinez-its-risky-to-not-take-on-fossil-fuel-powers,Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: It's Risky to Not Take on Fossil Fuel Powers,2018-12-17,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: It's Risky to Not Take on Fossil Fuel Powers Listen to Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: it's politically risky NOT to stand up to the powerful fossil fuel industry. The future of the planet is at stake. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-speaks-with-winooski-high-school-students-,Sanders Speaks With Winooski High School Students,2018-12-14,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Speaks With Winooski High School Students Friday, December 14, 2018 WINOOSKI, Vt., Dec. 14 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined Winooski High School students for a school assembly Friday morning to discuss the importance of being involved in our democracy. I had a wonderful conversation with Winooski High School's students about their school and about some of the crucial issues facing the United States. I especially appreciated hearing directly from a panel of students about their thoughts and concerns, said Sanders, who serves on the Senate education committee. After a brief presentation, Sanders took questions from the audience on topics including the high cost of college education, access to health care, immigration policy, climate change, transgender rights, and more. Sanders stressed that in a healthy democracy, youth in Vermont and across the country can help address these and other challenges if they come together and make sure their voices are heard. What is important is not whether these kids agree with me on the issues, but rather, that they are thinking about the issues that are important to them, and understand that they have a say in what the government does or does not do about those issues, Sanders said. After all, on a very fundamental level, that is what democracy is about: having an informed citizenry that is engaged in the political process. Sanders' visit to Winooski High School is part of his ongoing efforts to encourage students to learn about the major issues facing the United States. On Thursday, Sanders held a video town meeting with students from Albany Community School, Crossett Brook Middle School, Putney Central School, Randolph Union Middle School and Twinfield Union School. Sanders also holds an annual State of the Union essay contest in which Vermont high school students write about what issues they would prioritize if they were president of the United States and organizes trips to the nonpartisan Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston to help Vermont students learn about the legislative process.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-holds-video-town-meeting-with-vermont-middle-school-students,Sanders Holds Video Town Meeting With Vermont Middle School Students,2018-12-13,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Holds Video Town Meeting With Vermont Middle School Students Thursday, December 13, 2018 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held an interactive, video town meeting with five Vermont middle schools Thursday morning to speak with students about civic engagement and democracy, and to encourage them to consider the crucial challenges facing the United States. Our students need to understand from a young age that democracy is not a spectator sport. Democracy only works when ordinary people all across this country are informed and engaged on the major issues facing our nation, said Sanders, who serves on the Senate education committee. The Vermont middle schools that participated in the video town hall on Thursday were Albany Community School, Crossett Brook Middle School, Putney Central School, Randolph Union Middle School and Twinfield Union School. Sanders participated by video conference from his Senate office in Washington. After Sanders' introductory remarks, students asked questions on a wide range of issues from climate change, to universal health care, to how students can most effectively engage in our democracy. Sanders' video town meeting with middle school students is just the most recent effort to engage students on the role citizens play in creating a healthy democracy. Sanders also holds an annual State of the Union essay contest in which Vermont high school students write about what issues they would prioritize if they were president of the United States, and organizes trips to the nonpartisan Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston to help Vermont students learn about the legislative process.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-statement-after-senate-passes-yemen-war-powers-resolution,Sanders Statement after Senate Passes Yemen War Powers Resolution,2018-12-13,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement after Senate Passes Yemen War Powers Resolution Thursday, December 13, 2018 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke at a press conference Thursday after the Senate voted 56-41 to pass his resolution calling for an end to US military support to the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen war. See below for a transcript of his remarks andclick herefor a link to video: ""Thank you all very much for being here. Let me begin by thanking Senator Lee and Senator Murphy for the great work they have done, not just in the last few months but over the last year. I want to stress the bipartisan nature of this legislation. We have brought Republicans and Democrats together in a very historic moment. And what that moment is about is that the Senate this afternoon stated that we will not continue participation in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, which has resulted in the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth. And that crisis is about 85,000 children starving to death; 10,000 new cases of cholera every single week; and the United Nations telling us that Yemen is on the verge of imminent famine, with the possibility of millions of people dying, all because of Saudi activities in that civil war. And today what the United States Senate said in a very loud way is that we will not continue to have our military posture dictated by a despotic, murderous regime in Saudi Arabia a regime which does not respect democracy, which does not respect human rights, a regime whose leader nobody doubts was involved in the horrific murder of a dissident journalist in the Saudi consulate in Turkey, Jamal Khashoggi. Today is a very important breakthrough both progressives and conservatives have made a profound statement that 45 years after the passage of the War Powers Act, 45 years later, finally the United States Senate has come together to use that authority for the first time and say that the responsibility for war, the constitutional responsibility for war rests with the United States Congress not the president, whether that president is a Democrat or a Republican. And I think the historic importance of today is not only moving the United States out of that horrific war, but is having the country see that their elected representatives are about to take back their constitutional responsibilities on the issues of war, one of the most important functions that the United States Congress has. So I want to thank my colleagues here and the many people at the grassroots level who have helped us pass this historic resolution.""",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fox-news-explains-why-trump-is-in-real-trouble,Fox News Explains Why Trump Is in Real Trouble,2018-12-13,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Fox News Explains Why Trump Is in Real Trouble This Fox News judge does a great job explaining why President Trump is in real trouble. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/press-conference-after-senate-vote-on-yemen-war-powers-resolution,Press Conference After Senate Vote on Yemen War Powers Resolution,2018-12-13,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/senate-passes-sanders-war-powers-resolution-on-yemen,Senate Passes Sanders' War Powers Resolution on Yemen,2018-12-13,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Senate Passes Sanders' War Powers Resolution on Yemen ""Thank you all very much for being here. Let me begin by thanking Senator Lee and Senator Murphy for the great work they have done, not just in the last few months but over the last year. I want to stress the bipartisan nature of this legislation. We have brought Republicans and Democrats together in a very historic moment. And what that moment is about is that the Senate this afternoon stated that we will not continue participation in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, which has resulted in the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth. And that crisis is about 85,000 children starving to death; 10,000 new cases of cholera every single week; and the United Nations telling us that Yemen is on the verge of imminent famine, with the possibility of millions of people dying, all because of Saudi activities in that civil war. And today what the United States Senate said in a very loud way is that we will not continue to have our military posture dictated by a despotic, murderous regime in Saudi Arabia a regime which does not respect democracy, which does not respect human rights, a regime whose leader nobody doubts was involved in the horrific murder of a dissident journalist in the Saudi consulate in Turkey, Jamal Khashoggi. Today is a very important breakthrough both progressives and conservatives have made a profound statement that 45 years after the passage of the War Powers Act, 45 years later, finally the United States Senate has come together to use that authority for the first time and say that the responsibility for war, the constitutional responsibility for war rests with the United States Congress not the president, whether that president is a Democrat or a Republican. And I think the historic importance of today is not only moving the United States out of that horrific war, but is having the country see that their elected representatives are about to take back their constitutional responsibilities on the issues of war, one of the most important functions that the United States Congress has. So I want to thank my colleagues here and the many people at the grassroots level who have helped us pass this historic resolution.""",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-will-vote-on-sanders-yemen-resolution-tomorrow,Senate Will Vote on Sanders' Yemen Resolution Tomorrow,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Senate Will Vote on Sanders' Yemen Resolution Tomorrow Tuesday, December 11, 2018 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement announcing that the Senate will vote tomorrow on the resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen: ""Tomorrow, I will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the resolution I have offered with Senators Lee and Murphy to end U.S. involvement in the disastrous Saudi-led war in Yemen. I am optimistic that a bipartisan coalition of senators will vote to make clear that the United States will no longer support Saudi Arabia in its incredibly destructive war. The Saudi intervention in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with millions of people facing imminent starvation. The time is long overdue for the United States to stop following the lead of Saudi Arabia, a brutal regime that recently murdered a dissident journalist and has no respect for human rights. Further, and importantly, the Senate must reassert its constitutional authority and end our support of this unauthorized and unconstitutional war.""",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/senate-will-vote-on-sanders-yemen-resolution-tomorrow,Senate Will Vote on Sanders' Yemen Resolution Tomorrow,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Senate Will Vote on Sanders' Yemen Resolution Tomorrow Tuesday, December 11, 2018 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement announcing that the Senate will vote tomorrow on the resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen: ""Tomorrow, I will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the resolution I have offered with Senators Lee and Murphy to end U.S. involvement in the disastrous Saudi-led war in Yemen. I am optimistic that a bipartisan coalition of senators will vote to make clear that the United States will no longer support Saudi Arabia in its incredibly destructive war. The Saudi intervention in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with millions of people facing imminent starvation. The time is long overdue for the United States to stop following the lead of Saudi Arabia, a brutal regime that recently murdered a dissident journalist and has no respect for human rights. Further, and importantly, the Senate must reassert its constitutional authority and end our support of this unauthorized and unconstitutional war.""",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-climate-fight-is-our-moonshot,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Climate Fight Is Our Moonshot,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Climate Fight Is Our Moonshot ""This is going to be the Great Society, the moonshot, the Civil Rights Movement of our generation. That is the scale that this movement is going to require."" Rep-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thank you to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for joining our groundbreaking town hall and for being a leader in the fight against climate change.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/chile-is-on-a-path-to-phase-out-coal,Chile Is on a Path to Phase Out Coal,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Chile Is on a Path to Phase Out Coal Chile is on a path to phase out ALL of its coal power plants and transition to clean energy sources. There's no reason the US can't do the same. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/getting-insulin-on-the-black-market,"Getting Insulin on the ""Black Market""",2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Getting Insulin on the ""Black Market"" This is what happens when pharma's greed is allowed to go unchecked. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/rural-hospitals-are-closing-at-an-alarming-rate,Rural Hospitals Are Closing at an Alarming Rate,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Rural Hospitals Are Closing at an Alarming Rate Rural hospitals are closing at an alarming rate acros the country, thanks to Republican policies against expanding Medicaid. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/sears-wants-to-pay-25m-in-bonuses-to-executives-after-layoffs,Sears Wants to Pay $25M in Bonuses to Executives After Layoffs,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sears Wants to Pay $25M in Bonuses to Executives After Layoffs Sears wants to give its executives $25 million in bonuses after closing over 100 stores and laying off thousands of employees. My friends, this is what a rigged economy is all about.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/walmarts-anti-union-message,Walmart's Anti-Union Message,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Walmart's Anti-Union Message Workers have a right to form a union and negotiate for better wages and working conditions. But what we're seeing is profitable corporations like Walmart doing everything they can to prevent that. That's unacceptable.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/wisconsin-republicans-legislative-coup,Wisconsin Republicans' Legislative Coup,2018-12-11,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Wisconsin Republicans' Legislative Coup Republicans all over this country are going to unprecedented lengths to prevent incoming Democratic officials from exercising the powers of the offices they have won. It's happening in Wisconsin. It is happening in Michigan. And it will keep happening unless we stand up and fight back.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/keep-up-the-momentum-to-fight-climate-change,Keep Up the Momentum to Fight Climate Change,2018-12-10,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Keep Up the Momentum to Fight Climate Change Today was a huge day in the fight to combat climate change. Over 1,000 young people showed up on Capitol Hill to fight for a Green New Deal and a sustainable future. Let's keep up the momentum. What are your questions about how we can come together to address climate change?",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/vermont-high-school-students-what-are-your-priorities,"Vermont High School Students, What Are Your Priorities?",2018-12-07,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Vermont High School Students, What Are Your Priorities? In January, the president will give his State of the Union speech to Congress. And for the ninth year, I am inviting Vermont's high school students to submit short essays describing what they think are the most pressing issues facing our country, and what they would do to solve those issues. I am always very impressed with the thoughtful essays that are submitted on a variety of topics and from different viewpoints. I will invite the twenty finalists to join me for a lively roundtable discussion at the Vermont Statehouse, and will enter their essays into the Congressional Record the official archive of Congress. The deadline to submit an essay is January 9, 2019. I hope you consider writing an essay!",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/antroinettes-daughter-died-from-insulin-rationing,Antroinette's Daughter Died from Insulin Rationing,2018-12-06,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Antroinette's Daughter Died from Insulin Rationing Antroinette's daughter died from rationing her insulin because it was too expensive. Pharma is literally killing people with their greed and it has to stop. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/featuring-climate-deniers-is-a-disgrace-for-major-networks,Featuring Climate Deniers Is a Disgrace for Major Networks,2018-12-06,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Featuring Climate Deniers Is a Disgrace for Major Networks It is really a disgrace that the major TV networks constantly ignore climate change or give climate deniers a platform. That is exactly why I brought together some of the greatest climate experts in the world to do what the mainstream media won't do.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/nurse-narrowly-escaped-the-california-wildfires,Nurse Narrowly Escaped the California Wildfires,2018-12-06,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Nurse Narrowly Escaped the California Wildfires What's it like fleeing a wildfire? Listen to this nurse describe how she and her team narrowly escaped California's recent climate change-fueled disasters. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/republican-mayor-leads-100-renewable-city,Republican Mayor Leads 100% Renewable City,2018-12-06,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Republican Mayor Leads 100% Renewable City This Republican mayor leads the first city in Texas powered by 100% renewable energy. Addressing climate change and creating millions of green jobs should not be a partisan issue. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-killing-your-beer,The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Your Beer,2018-12-06,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Your Beer The fossil fuel industry is killing your beerand that is the least of the consequences we're already seeing due to climate change. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen-has-killed-85000-kids-from-starvation-us-support-must-end-now,"Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen Has Killed 85,000 Kids From Starvation. U.S. Support Must End Now.",2018-12-05,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen Has Killed 85,000 Kids From Starvation. U.S. Support Must End Now. 12 million people in Yemen are suffering from severe hunger and 85,000 kids have already died from starvation as a result of the Saudi-led war. Right now in the U.S. Senate we are pushing to get a vote to end U.S. support for this disastrous war. We need your help.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/seeing-the-california-wildfire-effects-firsthand,Seeing the California Wildfire Effects Firsthand,2018-12-05,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Seeing the California Wildfire Effects Firsthand This Californian saw the effect of the disastrous wildfires firsthand. If we don't get our act together to boldly address climate change, this is going to be the new norm. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/american-womans-medication-costs-10-of-us-price-in-spain,American Woman's Medication Costs 10% of US Price in Spain,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"American Woman's Medication Costs 10% of US Price in Spain This woman got her medication in Spain for just 10% of its cost in the U.S. It's time we pass meaningful legislation to stop letting pharma rip us off. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fox-analyst-makes-the-case-for-holding-corporations-accountable,Fox Analyst Makes the Case For Holding Corporations Accountable,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Fox Analyst Makes the Case For Holding Corporations Accountable Even this Fox News analyst understands that there is something wrong when large corporations like General Motors can fire thousands of American workers while making billions in profits.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fox-news-anchor-tired-of-gop-lies-on-climate,Fox News Anchor Tired of GOP Lies on Climate,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Fox News Anchor Tired of GOP Lies on Climate This Fox News anchor is sick and tired of Trump and Republicans lying about climate change. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/her-mother-died-of-a-self-induced-abortion,Her Mother Died of a Self Induced Abortion,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Her Mother Died of a Self Induced Abortion This woman's mother died of a self-induced abortion in 1944, when abortions were strictly criminal. We are not going back to the days when women did not have a right to control their own bodies.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/international-solutions-to-climate-change,International Solutions to Climate Change,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/puerto-rico-is-dealing-with-the-impacts-of-climate-change,Puerto Rico Is Dealing with the Impacts of Climate Change,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/sea-level-rise-is-impacting-miami-residents,Sea Level Rise Is Impacting Miami Residents,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/solving-our-climate-crisis,Solving Our Climate Crisis,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/the-impact-of-oil-drilling-in-the-arctic,The Impact of Oil Drilling in the Arctic,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-using-tear-gas-on-children-at-the-border,Trump Using Tear Gas on Children at the Border,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Using Tear Gas on Children at the Border The situation at the border right now is tragic. More than ever it is clear that we need to finally deal with immigration in a comprehensive way. Trump is on the wrong side of history. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/we-must-move-toward-comprehensive-immigration-reform,We Must Move Toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform,2018-12-04,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"We Must Move Toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform We don't need a wall and we don't need barbed wire. We do not need to break families apart. What we need is immigration reform that takes 11 million undocumented people living in the United States out of the shadows and puts them on a path toward citizenship.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/climate-change-town-hall,Climate Change Town Hall,2018-12-03,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Climate Change Town Hall Sen. Bernie Sanders hosts a national town hall on the global threat of climate change and the solutions that can protect the planet from devastation and create tens of millions of good-paying jobs. Sanders will be joined by 350.org founder and author Bill McKibben; actress, activist and Our Revolution board member Shailene Woodley; CNN host and author Van Jones; Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez; Congresswoman-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Union of Concerned Scientists Director of Climate Science Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel; Dr. Camilla Bausch, President of Ecologic Institute; and Dale Ross, mayor of Georgetown, Texas.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/must-read/failure-of-loan-forgiveness-program-hurts-vermont-workers,Failure of loan forgiveness program hurts Vermont workers,2018-12-02,2018,2018-12,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Failure of loan forgiveness program hurts Vermont workers By: Lola Duffort Vt Digger Sunday, December 2, 2018 A dysfunctional federal loan forgiveness program is throwing a wrench in the long-term financial planning of workers in Vermont, where the government and nonprofit sectors together employ roughly a third of the state's workforce. In 2007, Congress created a program intended to wipe out the federal student debt of qualified public servants who made 10 years of on-time, monthly payments. But the program has been beset by administrative problems. More than 28,000 workers in the United States applied for the program. Just 96 people nationwide have had their loans actually wiped clean, according to the New York Times. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was created to address the rising cost of education and encourage graduates to take lower-paying jobs in government or nonprofits. A decade later, the first cohort of people who were eligible in theory at least to have their loans forgiven applied to do so. A subsequent Government Accountability Office report pinned the dismal forgiveness rate on administrative failings with the private loan servicers who process most federal students loans, and at the U.S. Department of Education, which the GAO said had never given clear guidance to loan servicers about the program's rules. The program is the subject of at least three lawsuits, including in Massachusetts, where Attorney General Maura Healey has sued FedLoan Servicing, which does the bulk of the servicing for PSLF-eligible loans, for deceptive practices. It's unknown how many in the Green Mountain State are enrolled in the program. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education said no data was available. But tens of thousands of Vermonters work in eligible jobs. Nonprofits play an outsized role in Vermont's economy, and employ, by one estimate, one out of seven Vermont workers. And federal, state, and local government positions together represent one out of six jobs in the state, according to Department of Labor data. Sarah Kulig, an art therapist at Centerpoint Adolescent Treatment Services in South Burlington, has been making monthly payments through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness since at least 2014, she said. But FedLoan has told her that she is only qualified for about a year's worth of payments. A common problem reported by Public Service Loan Forgiveness participants is that borrowers can be penalized for making extra payments. An additional payment can put a borrower in paid-ahead status, which changes the way payments are recorded. Kulig has said that a series of her own payments were disqualified after she made an extra deposit, but that FedLoan, her servicer, has also told her that at least five months of payments she's certain she made didn't happen. She's asked FedLoan to review her account and send her an explanation. They've assured her they will, Kulig said but that was 11 months ago. In general, she said she'd found it extraordinarily difficult to get information about the status of her payments. You have a master's degree and you hold a job that's kind of complicated. Why is this so hard? she said. Grace Pazdan, a consumer-rights attorney working for Vermont Legal Aid, called her own experience with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program Kafkaesque. She was told by FedLoan a series of payments weren't qualifying because she'd underpaid by one cent, despite the fact that the loan servicer had calculated her monthly payment. Rep. Peter Welch hears from Leahn Bass about student debt. Bass has about $20,000 in federal student loans. If you had told me to pay an extra cent I would have paid it! she said. And Laurie Smith, who works at Local Motion in Burlington, said she lost about a year's worth of qualifying payments after she sent in an income-verification form late while going through a divorce. And Smith said she'd found it nearly impossible to get straight answers about the status of her repayment plan. At some point the dishes need to get done. You can't invest that time banging your head against the wall trying to get answers. It gets exhausting, she said. Smith said she'd decided to get a second associate's degree specifically because of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. If her loans aren't forgiven, she said the results would be catastrophic financially, she said. Enough Vermonters have complained to the state's congressional delegation about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., held a forum on the program this summer, before the federal government's reports on forgiveness rates came out. And Welch, along with Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in October all signed onto a letter sent jointly by over 150 Democratic members of Congress to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos about the program. The letter excoriated the Education Department for mishandling the program, reducing oversight of loan servicers, and ignoring mounting warning signs about dysfunction within the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. It also asked the department to release detailed data about the program's implementation by Nov. 27. Spokesmen for Leahy and Sanders both said Thursday two days after the Nov. 27 deadline that the Senators had received no reply from DeVos. A Department spokesperson did not respond to questions sent by VTDigger. We're not getting from the Trump administration anything but resistance to making this thing work administratively. And it's clear that Betsy DeVos is hostile to this, Welch said in an interview earlier this month. The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation routinely gets calls about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness, according to CEO Scott Giles. VSAC provides student loans and financial counseling for Vermont students, but it no longer services federal loans. Even though VSAC is no longer a federal loan servicer, Giles said, the company will provide counseling to any Vermonter with a student loan question or problem. Given the complexity of the system as it was set up, and candidly the lack of priority that the Department of Education gave this it's unfortunately not surprising to me that people weren't being given the advice to successfully participate in this program, Giles said. VSAC stopped servicing federal Direct Loans in 2016 because of how the department structured its payments to servicers, Giles said. Complicated repayment programs like the Public Service Loan Forgiveness typically required 20 to 30 minute conversations with borrowers, since basic eligibility requirements are complicated. Borrowers need to have the right kind of employer, have consolidated their loans into the right kind of federal loan, and be enrolled in the right repayment plan. If student loan servicing is a problem in general, Giles said, it's in large part because the Department of Education's way of paying back servicers prioritizes quantity not quality. The compensation model they were providing to the servicers required you to get your average call time down well under 5 minutes, he said.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-nafta-replacement,Sanders Statement on NAFTA Replacement,2018-11-30,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on NAFTA Replacement Friday, November 30, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 30 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed a revised North American trade pact: ""As someone who not only voted against NAFTA, but walked on the picket lines against it, there is no question that this unfettered trade deal needs to be fundamentally rewritten. In my view, a re-negotiated NAFTA must stop the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, end the destructive race to the bottom, protect the environment, and lower the outrageously high price of prescription drugs. Clearly, Trump's NAFTA 2.0 does not meet these standards and I will strongly oppose it in its current form. Unless strong enforcement mechanisms are written into the text of this agreement, corporations will continue to ship U.S. jobs to Mexico where workers are paid as little as $2 an hour. ""Further, this deal includes some outrageous giveaways to the fossil fuel industry and big pharmaceutical companies that will harm the environment and increase prices for life-saving prescription drugs. Before this deal is sent to Congress for a vote it must include strong enforcement mechanisms to increase jobs and wages and all of the riders that benefit big fossil fuel polluters and pharmaceutical companies must be taken out of it. Trade is a good thing but it has got to be fair.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-statement-on-nafta-replacement-,Sanders Statement on NAFTA Replacement,2018-11-30,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on NAFTA Replacement Friday, November 30, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 30 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed a revised North American trade pact: ""As someone who not only voted against NAFTA, but walked on the picket lines against it, there is no question that this unfettered trade deal needs to be fundamentally rewritten. In my view, a re-negotiated NAFTA must stop the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, end the destructive race to the bottom, protect the environment, and lower the outrageously high price of prescription drugs. Clearly, Trump's NAFTA 2.0 does not meet these standards and I will strongly oppose it in its current form. Unless strong enforcement mechanisms are written into the text of this agreement, corporations will continue to ship U.S. jobs to Mexico where workers are paid as little as $2 an hour. ""Further, this deal includes some outrageous giveaways to the fossil fuel industry and big pharmaceutical companies that will harm the environment and increase prices for life-saving prescription drugs. Before this deal is sent to Congress for a vote it must include strong enforcement mechanisms to increase jobs and wages and all of the riders that benefit big fossil fuel polluters and pharmaceutical companies must be taken out of it. Trade is a good thing but it has got to be fair.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-office-to-hold-six-senior-holiday-dinners,Sanders Office to Hold Six Senior Holiday Dinners,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders' Office to Hold Six Senior Holiday Dinners Wednesday, November 28, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 28 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Wednesday that his office will again organize six senior holiday dinners in December. The free meals are an opportunity for seniors to come together, enjoy a holiday meal and hear holiday music performed by local students. There will also be brief town meeting updates on senior issues. The meals will be held in Barre, Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Rutland and St. Johnsbury. Seating is limited and RSVPs are required. All meals start at noon except for Burlington's dinner, which will start at 1 p.m. St. Johnsbury Senior Holiday Dinner When: Friday, December 7 at 12:00 noon Where: St. Johnsbury House; 1207 Main Street; St. Johnsbury Details: RSVP by Tuesday, December 4 to Senator Sanders' Office at 800-339-9834 (toll-free) or 802-862-0697 Burlington Senior Holiday Dinner When: Sunday, December 9 at 1 p.m. Where: Hilton Hotel; 60 Battery Street; Burlington Details: RSVP by Wednesday, December 5 to Senator Sanders' Office at 800-339-9834 (toll-free) or 802-862-0697 Bennington Senior Holiday Dinner When: Friday, December 14 at 12:00 noon Where: St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall; 200 Pleasant Street; Bennington Details: RSVP by Friday, December 7 to Meals on Wheels of Bennington County at 802-442-8012 ext. 2 Barre Senior Holiday Dinner When: Monday, December 17 at 12:00 noon Where: Canadian Club; 414 East Montpelier Road; Barre Details: RSVP by Wednesday, December 12 to Senator Sanders' Office at 800-339-9834 (toll-free) or 802-862-0697 Rutland Senior Holiday Dinner When: Monday, December 17 at 12:00 noon Where: Godnick Adult Center; 1 Deer Street; Rutland Details: RSVP by Monday, December 10 to the Godnick Adult Center at 802-773-1853 Brattleboro Senior Holiday Dinner When: Thursday, December 20 at 12:00 noon Where: Gibson-Aiken Senior Center; 207 Main Street; Brattleboro Details: RSVP by Friday, December 14 to the Gibson-Aiken Senior Center at 802-257-7570 or 802-257-1236",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-advancement-of-yemen-war-powers-resolution,Sanders Statement on Advancement of Yemen War Powers Resolution,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted 63-37 to advance his resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen: ""For the first time, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a resolutionwithdrawing U.S. Armed Forces from an unauthorized and unconstitutional war. The situation in Yemen now is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Eighty-five thousand children have already starved to death and millions more are on the brink of starvation. All of which was caused by Saudi intervention in the civil war in Yemen. The bottom line is the United States should not be supporting a catastrophic war led by a despotic regime with a dangerous and irresponsible military policy.Let us bring this catastrophic war in Yemen to an end, help bring peace to this tortured country and with the rest of the world help provide the humanitarian aid that is so desperately needed. Negotiations are ongoing to schedule a final vote.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-statement-on-advancement-of-yemen-war-powers-resolution,Sanders Statement on Advancement of Yemen War Powers Resolution,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on Advancement of Yemen War Powers Resolution Wednesday, November 28, 2018 WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted 63-37 to advance his resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen: ""For the first time, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a resolutionwithdrawing U.S. Armed Forces from an unauthorized and unconstitutional war. The situation in Yemen now is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Eighty-five thousand children have already starved to death and millions more are on the brink of starvation. All of which was caused by Saudi intervention in the civil war in Yemen. The bottom line is the United States should not be supporting a catastrophic war led by a despotic regime with a dangerous and irresponsible military policy.Let us bring this catastrophic war in Yemen to an end, help bring peace to this tortured country and with the rest of the world help provide the humanitarian aid that is so desperately needed. Negotiations are ongoing to schedule a final vote.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/american-woman-lives-in-uk-for-health-care,American Woman Lives in UK for Health Care,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"American Woman Lives in UK for Health Care This American woman experienced what it's like to have universal health care in the UK, and now she doesn't want to move back to the United States. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fox-news-pundit-condemns-tear-gassing,Fox News Pundit Condemns Tear Gassing,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Fox News Pundit Condemns Tear Gassing Listen to this Fox News pundit condemn the tear gassing of women and children. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/how-can-we-help,How Can We Help?,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"How Can We Help? To my mind, one of the most important jobs of being a U.S. Senator is ensuring Vermonters are treated with respect by federal agencies and receive the federal benefits to which they are entitled. My Burlington office has a team of experienced caseworkers who help Vermonters navigate federal agencies like the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Education and many others. If you think my office can help you, please do not hesitate to call 1-800-339-9834 or (802) 862-0697.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/senate-votes-to-advance-sanders-resolution-to-stop-war-in-yemen,Senate Votes to Advance Sanders Resolution to Stop War in Yemen,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Senate Votes to Advance Sanders Resolution to Stop War in Yemen For the first time, the U.S. Senate voted to advance a resolution withdrawing U.S. Armed Forces from an unauthorized and unconstitutional war. The situation in Yemen now is the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Eighty-five thousand children have already starved to death and millions more are on the brink of starvation. All of which was caused by Saudi intervention in the civil war in Yemen. The bottom line is the United States should not be supporting a catastrophic war led by a despotic regime with a dangerous and irresponsible military policy. Let us bring this catastrophic war in Yemen to an end, help bring peace to this tortured country and with the rest of the world help provide the humanitarian aid that is so desperately needed.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/us-must-stop-supporting-saudi-war-in-yemen-2018-11-28,US Must Stop Supporting Saudi War in Yemen,2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"US Must Stop Supporting Saudi War in Yemen The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, with U.S. support, has killed thousands of civilians. Over 85,000 children have died of starvation. Enough is enough. The Senate must vote to end U.S. support for this war.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/walmart-wont-pay-15/hr-but-spends-billions_on-buybacks,"Walmart Won't Pay $15/Hr, But Spends Billions on Buybacks",2018-11-28,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Walmart Won't Pay $15/Hr, But Spends Billions on Buybacks If Walmart can afford $20 billion for stock buybacks to enrich wealthy shareholders, it can afford to raise the pay of its workers to a living wage. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/12-years-left-to-address-climate-catastrophe,12 Years Left to Address Climate Catastrophe,2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"12 Years Left to Address Climate Catastrophe We only have 12 years left to take bold action and stop the most extreme consequences of climate change. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/85000-children-have-starved-to-death-in-yemen,"85,000 Children Have Starved to Death in Yemen",2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"85,000 Children Have Starved to Death in Yemen The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, with U.S. support, has been a humanitarian disaster. Many thousands of civilians have been killed. Over 85,000 children under the age of 5 years old have died of starvation alone, with millions more under threat. Instead of supplying weapons and adding to the conflict's devastation, we should be doing everything possible to push for a peaceful resolution to that civil war and provide humanitarian help.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/republicans-ran-on-the-tax-scam-and-lost,Republicans Ran on the Tax Scam and Lost,2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Republicans Ran on the Tax Scam and Lost The Trump tax scam was a fraud from the start and Republicans are now paying the price. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/us-must-stop-supporting-saudi-war-in-yemen-2018-11-27,US Must Stop Supporting Saudi War in Yemen,2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/walmart-workers-are-sick-and-tired-of-poverty-wages,Walmart Workers Are Sick and Tired of Poverty Wages,2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Walmart Workers Are Sick and Tired of Poverty Wages Walmart workers are sick and tired of working for starvation wages. I say to the Walton family of Walmart, do what's right and pay your workers a living wage. (with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union)",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/we-cant-afford-not-to-have-medicare-for-all,We Can't Afford Not to Have Medicare for All,2018-11-27,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"We Can't Afford Not to Have Medicare for All Under Medicare for All, middle class families would pay far less for health care than they do today but get much better care. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/alec-smith-26-died-after-insulin-rationing-end-pharma-greed-now,"Alec Smith, 26, Died after Insulin Rationing. End Pharma Greed Now",2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Alec Smith, 26, Died after Insulin Rationing. End Pharma Greed Now Alec Smith died at 26 because he was rationing insulin that was too expensive. The greed of the pharmaceutical industry is killing Americans and it has got to stop. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/dont-privatize-the-postal-service,Don't Privatize the Postal Service!,2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Don't Privatize the Postal Service! President Trump is dead wrong if he believes the solution to the Postal Service's problems is to privatize it. I stand with the Postal Workers fighting to save and strengthen the Postal Service. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/our-plan-to-end-corporate-pharma-greed,Our Plan to End Corporate Pharma Greed,2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Our Plan to End Corporate Pharma Greed Pharmaceutical corporate greed is literally killing people who cannot afford their medication. Together, we can change that. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-disgraces-our-veterans,Trump Disgraces Our Veterans,2018-11-21,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump Disgraces Our Veterans ""Donald Trump only views veterans and military families as political props to advance his own agenda."" - Will Fischer, Iraq War Veteran, VoteVets.org See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-khanna-to-introduce-legislation-to-drastically-lower-prescription-drug-prices,"Sanders, Khanna to Introduce Legislation to Drastically Lower Prescription Drug Prices",2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders, Khanna to Introduce Legislation to Drastically Lower Prescription Drug Prices Tuesday, November 20, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 20 At a time when one in five American adults cannot afford to get the prescription medication they need, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) announced they will introduce the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act at the start of the new Congress to significantly reduce prescription drug prices for Americans. This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make sure that Americans don't pay more for prescription drugs than the median price in five major countries: Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. If pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices below that level, the federal government would approve cheaper generic versions of those drugs, regardless of any patents or market exclusivities in place. If this legislation were to become law, the median price of brand name prescription drugs could go down by more than 40 percent, and savings for certain brand name prescription drugs could be even greater. No other country allows pharmaceutical companies to charge any price they want for any reason they want. Somebody in America today can walk into a pharmacy and find out that the medicine they have been using for years can double, triple or quadruple literally overnight. That needs to change, Sanders said. The greed of the prescription drug industry is literally killing Americans and it has got to stop. There is absolutely no reason for the big pharmaceutical companies to make Americans pay higher prescription drug prices than they charge our friends in Canada, Germany, and the UK. Today we're sending big pharma a message: market exclusivity is a privilege, and when you abuse that by price gouging the sick and aging, then you lose that privilege, Khanna said. This bill will bring down drug prices by taking on monopolies and boosting prescription drug competition. President Donald Trump said repeatedly during his campaign that he would take action against drug companies and bring down prices. But in the first seven months of 2018 alone, there were 96 drug price hikes for every price cut. And on Friday, Pfizer announced it is planning to raise prices on 41 more drugs in January. Earlier this year, Trump proposed a pilot program to gradually lower the prices of certain drugs covered by Medicare Part B to international price levels. But his proposal does not help the more than 150 million Americans who get private health insurance from their employer, many of whom struggle with high deductibles and copayments, or the more than 30 million Americans who are uninsured and must pay the full cash price of their prescription drugs at the pharmacy. Sanders and Khanna's legislation would address the needs of both of those populations. Clickhereto read the Senate version of the bill.Clickhereto read the House version. Clickherefor a section-by-section summary of the bill. Clickherefor a one-page summary of the bill. Statements of Support for the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act James Love, Director, Knowledge Ecology International""This bill provides the mechanism necessary to ensure that when prices are excessive, the legal monopoly rather than the patient is put at risk. Patents are privileges and when those privileges are abused, the remedy should not be to deny insurance coverage for an expensive drug. Every time the federal government has been asked to use 28 USC 1498 to address an excessive price, the risks regarding compensation have been raised as an excuse to not act. This bill would greatly enhance the government's leverage to end or threaten to end legal monopolies in order to curb excessive prices. It would also very effectively end the practice of charging U.S. consumers more than other high income countries, since no company would want to lose its legal monopoly as a consequence of charging U.S. residents prices higher than in the reference countries."" Robert Weissman, President, Public CitizenAmerican consumers pay far too much for drugs, not because it is costly to manufacture them, or even because of the expense of research and development. We pay too much because the U.S. government grants patents and other monopolies to brand-name drug makers, and then stands aside as Big Pharma exploits those monopolies to price gouge consumers and the government itself. This bill would end Big Pharma ripoffs by relying on generic competition as the cure for brand name companies' unconscionable pricing. This is a common-sense, market-based solution so that consumers no longer have to ration access to treatment (one in six Americans report skipping prescriptions because of cost issues) or go into debt to pay for the medicines they need. We applaud Senator Sanders and Representative Khanna for their leadership and will be working to build support for their legislation. Josh Nelson, Co-Director, CREDO Action""Big Pharmaceutical companies have been been price-gouging and taking advantage of The American people for far too long. This legislation is a crucial step toward Congress finally holding Big Pharma accountable and ensuring that everyone can access and afford the medications they need."" Stephanie Taylor, Co-Founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee""Senator Sanders and Rep. Khanna are working to bring down the price of prescription drugs for working families with this critically important bill. Right now pharmaceutical companies charge outrageous prices for drugs that were created with research paid for with public tax dollars so Americans are paying twice. This bill will help stop this giant rip-off by pharmaceutical companies."" Alan Minsky, Executive Director, Progressive Democrats of AmericaProgressive Democrats of America strongly endorses the Sanders/Khanna Drug Pricing Bill. We desperately need this legislation to prevent price gouging and profiteering as widely reported in U.S. media. Currently, pharmaceutical corporations overcharge U.S. patients and taxpayersoften at several multiples of prices in other nations such as Canada and the U.K., and far in excess of the costs to develop and market these medications. This legislation would stabilize and lower the costs we pay and bring pricing into line with the prices paid in the rest of the world. Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security WorksThe Prescription Drug Price Relief Act will lower drug prices for every American by requiring drug corporations to charge us the same price as in other countries whose governments don't let pharma rip them off. If a company won't lower prices or tries to restrict access, this bill will allow generic competition to lower the prices and maintain access. In addition, regardless of the price in other countries, anybody who feels that their medicine is excessively priced will be able to petition the government to lower it. Many members of Congress say they want to lower drug prices. Now it's time for them to match their words with action by supporting this bill."" Charles King, Co-Founder and CEO, Housing WorksGetting a handle on excessive drug pricing is crucial to efforts to get high-quality, low-cost healthcare to every person in the United States. We fully support this bill and other initiatives to stop abuse of the patent monopoly system. If a pharmaceutical corporation is charging more in the U.S. than in other wealthy countries for the same product, then we must revoke its government-granted monopoly. As a healthcare provider to thousands of low-income people with HIV, and an advocate for universal healthcare, we support of measures like this that will put patients first. Diane Archer, President, Just Care""Any way you cut it, drug prices in this country are simply too high. The Sanders/Khanna bill offers Congress an unprecedented opportunity to guarantee fair drug prices for everyone. It ensures that brand name drugs sold in the United States are priced at the same level as they are in other wealthy countries. And, it would cut our drug bills in half."" Hagop Kantarjian, M.D., prominent leukemia expert and non-resident fellow in health policy at Rice University Baker InstituteEvery year, countless Americans forgo treatment because the drugs that could save them cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pharmaceutical companies justify these exorbitant prices with the myth of the billions they spend on R&D, while drug company executives and board members take home hundreds of millions of dollars in annual compensation. The reality is that 85 percent of research is done publicly through federal funding and grants, with private companies capitalizing in later stages of research on these discoveries to command excessive and unjustified profits from the most vulnerable in our society the sick, the poor, and the old. Senator Sanders' and Representative Khanna's bill to fix our drug pricing system, signed into law, will save thousands of American lives. Other Endorsing Organizations:People Demanding ActionCenter for Medicare Advocacy",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fact-checking-trump-lies-medicare-for-all,Fact Checking Trump Lies: Medicare for All,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/fact-checking-trump-lies-prescription-drugs,Fact Checking Trump Lies: Prescription Drugs,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/first-100-days-of-congress-a-bold-progressive-agenda,First 100 Days of Congress: A Bold Progressive Agenda,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/introducing-the-stop-walmart-act,Introducing the Stop WALMART Act,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/three-richest-families-wealth-grew-6000,"Three Richest Families' Wealth Grew 6,000%",2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Three Richest Families' Wealth Grew 6,000% The three richest families in America have seen their wealth increase by 6,000% since 1982, while the median household has seen its wealth go down by 3%. That is what a rigged economy looks like. (Report by Institute for Policy Studies)",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/trump-lies-about-fl-and-ga-elections,Trump Lies about FL and GA Elections,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/us-must-stop-supporting-saudi-war-in-yemen,US Must Stop Supporting Saudi War in Yemen,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/walmart-profits-off-of-workers-suffering,Walmart Profits Off of Workers' Suffering,2018-11-20,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,,0,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-to-host-national-town-hall-on-climate-change-solutions,Sanders to Host National Town Hall on Climate Change Solutions,2018-11-19,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders to Host National Town Hall on Climate Change Solutions Monday, November 19, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 19 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a national town hall on Monday, Dec. 3, aimed at addressing the global threat of climate change and exploring solutions that can protect the planet from devastation and create tens of millions of good-paying jobs. Sanders will be joined by 350.org founder and author Bill McKibben; actress, activist and Our Revolution board member Shailene Woodley; CNN host and author Van Jones; Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez; Union of Concerned Scientists Director of Climate Science Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel; Dale Ross, mayor of Georgetown, Texas, and other environmental experts and activists. ""The reason we are having this town hall is pretty simple. Unless we take bold and drastic action to address climate change and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, I fear very much that the world we leave for our kids and grandkids will be in much worse shape than the world we live in today,"" Sanders said. Let's go forward to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels, create millions of jobs in the process and leave behind a planet that is livable for our children and grandchildren. The event, titled Solving Our Climate Crisis, will be held in front of a live audience at the Capitol Visitor Center's Congressional Auditorium in Washington from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and live streamed on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This will be Sanders' fifth national town hall of 2018 and is being presented in partnership with NowThis, ATTN:, The Young Turks, The Years Project, The Intercept, The Nation and Act.tv. Sanders' town halls on Medicare for All and Inequality in America were each viewed live by more than 1 million people. Members of the public interested in attending can find more informationhere. Press interested in attending must RSVPhere.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-to-host-national-town-hall-on-climate-change-solutions,Sanders to Host National Town Hall on Climate Change Solutions,2018-11-19,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders to Host National Town Hall on Climate Change Solutions Monday, November 19, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 19 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a national town hall on Monday, Dec. 3, aimed at addressing the global threat of climate change and exploring solutions that can protect the planet from devastation and create tens of millions of good-paying jobs. Sanders will be joined by 350.org founder and author Bill McKibben; actress, activist and Our Revolution board member Shailene Woodley; CNN host and author Van Jones; Earth Guardians Youth Director Xiuhtezcatl Martinez; Union of Concerned Scientists Director of Climate Science Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel; Dale Ross, mayor of Georgetown, Texas, and other environmental experts and activists. ""The reason we are having this town hall is pretty simple. Unless we take bold and drastic action to address climate change and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, I fear very much that the world we leave for our kids and grandkids will be in much worse shape than the world we live in today,"" Sanders said. Let's go forward to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels, create millions of jobs in the process and leave behind a planet that is livable for our children and grandchildren. The event, titled Solving Our Climate Crisis, will be held in front of a live audience at the Capitol Visitor Center's Congressional Auditorium in Washington from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and live streamed on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This will be Sanders' fifth national town hall of 2018 and is being presented in partnership with NowThis, ATTN:, The Young Turks, The Years Project, The Intercept, The Nation and Act.tv. Sanders' town halls on Medicare for All and Inequality in America were each viewed live by more than 1 million people. Members of the public interested in attending can find more informationhere. Press interested in attending must RSVPhere.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/solving-our-climate-crisis-announcing-our-national-town-hall,Solving Our Climate Crisis: Announcing Our National Town Hall,2018-11-19,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Solving Our Climate Crisis: Announcing Our National Town Hall We're holding a major town hall on Dec. 3 to talk about one of the most pressing global crises facing us today: climate change. Will you be tuning in? See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/an-essential-transportation-service,An Essential Transportation Service,2018-11-16,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"An Essential Transportation Service Providing reliable and affordable public transportation in rural areas like Vermont can be a real challenge. But it is critically important for the many low-income and working Vermonters who rely on public transportation to get to work, visit the doctor, drop the kids at childcare, go grocery shopping and much more. In spite of the many challenges including a chronic lack of funding Vermont's public transportation agencies provide 5 million trips per year through regular scheduled bus service and on-demand rides for elderly or disabled Vermonters. That is pretty impressive, although clearly, we must do more to provide more transportation options here in Vermont and across the nation by significantly increasing investment in our transit systems.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-khanna-introduce-the-stop-walmart-act-to-put-workers-over-shareholders,"Sanders, Khanna Introduce The Stop WALMART Act to Put Workers Over Shareholders",2018-11-15,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders, Khanna Introduce The Stop WALMART Act to Put Workers Over Shareholders Thursday, November 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 Following the success of their campaign to raise wages at Amazon, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) launched a campaign Thursday to raise wages at Walmart and other large, profitable corporations that pay poverty-level wages. Walmartmademore than$13 billionin profits last year, while the median worker was paid just$19,177. Instead of using its profits to raise wages to a living wage of $15 an hour, Walmartplans to buyback$20 billionof its own stockover a two-year period to enrich its executives and shareholders. The WaltonfamilyisWalmart'slargest shareholder,owning about 50 percent of its stock.It is also the wealthiest family in the country with a networth of around$180 billion.Since 1982, the wealth of the Walton family has increased about 10,000 percent, and the family now owns more wealth than the bottom40 percentof Americans.Meanwhile, 55 percent of Walmart's associates are food insecure. Sanders and Khanna's legislation, The Stop WALMART Act, would prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless they: Pay all employees at least $15 an hour, including part-time employees, independent contractors, and franchisee employees; Allow employees to earn up to 7 days of paid sick leave to be used to care for themselves or a family member; and Ensure that CEO compensation (or the highest paid employee) is not more than 150 times the median pay of all employees. The CEO of Walmart currently makes 1,188 times as much as the median worker. While tens of thousands of Walmart workers are struggling to survive, Alice Walton had no problem amassing a private art collection worth half a billion dollars,"" Sanders said. ""Enough is enough. The time is long overdue for the Walton family to pay its workers a living wageIf large, profitable corporations like Amazon and Disney can pay all of their workers a minimum wage of at least $15 an hour, so can Walmart."" Walmart has refused to pay its workers a living wage, resulting in costs for taxpayers of $6.2 billion for basic necessities for survival, food stamps and housing assistance. If Walmart can find $20 billion for stock buybacks to further enrich the Waltons, it can find the money to raise the pay of its workers to a living wage. It's time to put workers over wealthy corporation across our nation, one company at a time. Today, I'm proud to join my friend, Senator Sanders, in introducing the Stop WALMART Act to raise wages for Walmart workers, Khanna said. After seven years of service to this company without being paid a living wage, watching Walmart spend billions on share buybacks is another slap in the face. It's not that Walmart can't get to $15, it's that the corporation would rather reward shareholders like the billionaire Waltons. Walmart associates don't want Walmart charity we work hard and deserve to be treated with respect, with a living wage and real raises for associates like me. I'm happy to see Senator Sanders and Representative Khanna have our back. It's time for more people in Washington to step up on behalf of working folks, said Kristi Branstetter, a Walmart worker andOUR Walmartmember in Missouri. Last year, four of the Waltons made$12.7 billiondollars in one day. To make as much as those Waltons did in one day, it would take a Walmart worker working full-time earning $11 an hour over 653,000 years. For a summary of the bill,click here.For the bill text,click here.For a letter from experts supporting the bill,click here.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/there-are-2-big-pharma-lobbyists-for-every-member-of-congress,There Are 2 Big Pharma Lobbyists for Every Member of Congress,2018-11-15,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"There Are 2 Big Pharma Lobbyists for Every Member of Congress Do you want to know why you're being ripped off every day by drug companies? Maybe it's because there are two Big Pharma lobbyists for every member of Congress. See Video on YouTube Tweet Copy Link",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-veterans-day,Sanders Statement on Veterans Day,2018-11-11,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on Veterans Day Sunday, November 11, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 11 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Veterans Day: Vermonters have a long and proud history of military service, participating in every major military conflict in U.S. history, dating back to the Green Mountain Boys' role in the American Revolution. Today, in addition to commemorating Veterans Day, we also recognize the centennial of Armistice Day and the end of World War I, a war in which many Vermonters bravely served and lost their lives. On days like this we are reminded of the sacrifices made by all those women and men who have worn the uniform in defense of our nation. We owe our veterans a tremendous debt of gratitude, which we will never truly be able to repay. While we set aside this day to recognize their service, we must commit ourselves to keep America's promise to our veterans, just as they kept their promise to us. We are fortunate here in Vermont to have such strong support for veterans. From local veterans' service organizations, to the VA Hospital in White River Junction, to the seven Community Based Outpatient Centers that serve Vermonters, to the two Vet Centers, veterans throughout our state have a place to go when they need care, services or just someone to talk to who understands their unique experiences. As a longtime member and former Chair of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, I am honored to work every day to keep that promise to our veterans and their families. Now, more than ever, it is critical that we all work together to preserve, protect and improve the VA. What I hear from veterans all over Vermont is that we must strengthen the VA, not dismantle it. I hear them, and I promise to ensure that these veterans and their families in Vermont and around the country receive every benefit they have earned and deserve.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-trump-administration-ending-refueling-for-saudi-aircraft-in-yemen,Sanders Statement on Trump Administration Ending Refueling for Saudi Aircraft in Yemen,2018-11-09,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on Trump Administration Ending Refueling for Saudi Aircraft in Yemen Friday, November 9, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 9 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is ending the practice of refueling Saudi coalition aircraft in Yemen: ""I'm glad that the Trump administration is ending U.S. refueling of Saudi aircraft in Yemen's devastating war. U.S. participation in this conflict is unauthorized and unconstitutional and must end completely. I will soon bring Senate Joint Resolution 54 back to the floor for another vote, so the Senate can compel an end to U.S. participation in the Yemen war as a matter of law, not simply as a matter of the president's discretion.""",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-to-re-introduce-15-minimum-wage-bill-in-first-week-of-new-congress,Sanders to Re-Introduce $15 Minimum Wage Bill in First Week of New Congress,2018-11-09,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders to Re-Introduce $15 Minimum Wage Bill in First Week of New Congress Friday, November 9, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 9 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that he will re-introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour in the first week of the new Congress. ""While the official unemployment rate is relatively low, too many workers in America today are making wages that don't pay enough to make ends meet. Workers and their families cannot make it on $9 an hour or $10 an hour or even less,"" Sanders said. ""We have got to raise the minimum wage in this country to a living wage at least $15 an hour."" This bill would give more than 40 million low-wage workers a raise, increasing the wages more of than 25 percent of the U.S. workforce. The bill would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 and would index it to median wage growth thereafter. This raise would increase the minimum wage higher than its 1968 peak. The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. The average worker who would benefit from a $15 an hour minimum wage is more than 35 years old. The majority of low-wage workers are women over 20 million of whom would get a raise by increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. A $15 minimum wage by 2024 would generate over $100 billion in higher wages for workers, benefiting their local economies. The bill will also gradually eliminate the loophole that allows tipped workers and workers with disabilities to be paid substantially less than the federal minimum wage, bringing it to parity with the regular minimum wage. Moreover, it would also phase out the youth minimum wage, which allows employers to pay workers under 20 years old a lower wage for the first 90 calendar days of work. Since 2012, when striking fast-food workers first launched the ""Fight for $15,"" the cities of Seattle, Minneapolis and Washington have all raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour. California, New York and Massachusetts are doing the same and millions of workers are seeing a substantial increase in their pay as a result. While labor productivity has more than doubled since the late 1960s, ordinary workers make less today than they did in 1973, after adjusting for inflation. Meanwhile, nearly half of all new income generated in the U.S. has gone to the top 1 percent since 1993. The Senate bill was cosponsored by Sanders, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 27 others in the Senate. The House bill was introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and 170 members of the House.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/vermont-day-at-the-edward-kennedy-institute-in-boston,'Vermont Day' at the Edward Kennedy Institute in Boston,2018-11-08,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"'Vermont Day' at the Edward Kennedy Institute in Boston I am delighted that hundreds of Vermont students have participated in trips organized by my office to visit the Edward Kennedy Institute in Boston. The non-partisan Kennedy Institute offers innovative programming on the legislative process and how our government works. Students take on the role of a Senator, introducing and debating legislation in a full-scale replica of the U.S. Senate chamber. It is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to think about what issues are important to them, as well as how to be critical thinkers, work together and bring about positive change in our country. To learn more about Vermont Days at the Kennedy Institute, click on this short video or call my office for more information.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-jeff-sessions,Sanders Statement on Jeff Sessions,2018-11-07,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Sanders Statement on Jeff Sessions Wednesday, November 7, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 7 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after President Donald Trump forced out Jeff Sessions as attorney general: President Trump must allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to continue unimpeded. Any attempt by the president or the Justice Department to interfere with Mueller's probe would be obstruction of justice and an impeachable offense. I call on my colleagues in Congress to rapidly put protections in place to protect Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, to demand that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the probe based on his previous statements and to only confirm a new attorney general who vows to protect the special counsel's investigation.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/sanders-statement-on-jeff-sessions,Sanders Statement on Jeff Sessions,2018-11-07,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 7 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after President Donald Trump forced out Jeff Sessions as attorney general: President Trump must allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to continue unimpeded. Any attempt by the president or the Justice Department to interfere with Mueller's probe would be obstruction of justice and an impeachable offense. I call on my colleagues in Congress to rapidly put protections in place to protect Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, to demand that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the probe based on his previous statements and to only confirm a new attorney general who vows to protect the special counsel's investigation.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/helping-keep-vermonters-warm,Helping Keep Vermonters Warm,2018-11-05,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Helping Keep Vermonters Warm As the weather gets colder and heating costs go up, some Vermonters will have a hard time keeping warm this winter. If you or someone you know is struggling to pay to heat their homes, help may be available. To learn more about fuel assistance programs in Vermont, click on the link below. Honestly, it is unconscionable that in the wealthiest country on earth, some Vermonters including seniors and families with young children have to choose between keeping their homes warm or putting food on the table. That's why I am fighting in Washington to increase funding for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) rather than cut it like the president and his allies in Congress have proposed.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trumps-top-economic-adviser-says-federal-minimum-wage-is-a-terrible-idea,Trumps Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump's Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea' Thursday, November 1, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 1 In an interview with The Washington Post on Thursday, Donald Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, My view is a federal minimum wage is a terrible idea. A terrible idea. And I would argue against state and local but that's up to the states and localities. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to Kudlow's comments, saying: ""Donald Trump tells us that he stands with American workers. That's a lie. As president, he and Republicans gave huge tax breaks to billionaires.Now, they want to abolish the minimum wage. That's wrong. If you work 40 hours a week, you should not live in poverty. The simplest way to give a raise to 41 million Americans is to increase the federal minimum wage to a living wage $15 an hour, and that's exactly what my legislation will do."" Sanders has introducedlegislationto raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill is supported by 30 Democrats in the Senate and 172 members of the House. Video of Kudlow's comments can be foundhere.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/trumps-top-economic-adviser-says-federal-minimum-wage-is-a-terrible-idea,Trumps Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Trump's Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea' Thursday, November 1, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 1 In an interview with The Washington Post on Thursday, Donald Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, My view is a federal minimum wage is a terrible idea. A terrible idea. And I would argue against state and local but that's up to the states and localities. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to Kudlow's comments, saying: ""Donald Trump tells us that he stands with American workers. That's a lie. As president, he and Republicans gave huge tax breaks to billionaires.Now, they want to abolish the minimum wage. That's wrong. If you work 40 hours a week, you should not live in poverty. The simplest way to give a raise to 41 million Americans is to increase the federal minimum wage to a living wage $15 an hour, and that's exactly what my legislation will do."" Sanders has introducedlegislationto raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill is supported by 30 Democrats in the Senate and 172 members of the House. Video of Kudlow's comments can be foundhere.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/video-audio/a-crisis-in-childcare,A Crisis in Childcare,2018-11-01,2018,2018-11,Independent,House,VT,Bernard Sanders,S000033,www.sanders.senate.gov,,,legacy,"A Crisis in Childcare Parents in Vermont and throughout our country are struggling to find high-quality and affordable day care, especially in rural areas. Without decent child care options, the very idea of economic opportunity is an illusion, as many parents cannot join the workforce or continue their education. And yet, fully three out of four parents in Vermont say they cannot find or cannot afford child care. It is long past time to join much of the rest of the world and provide universal access to high-quality and affordable child care. Taking care of children and providing options for parents must be one of our very top priorities as a nation. And to do that, we need a well-trained and well-paid child care workforce.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z