MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: On Saturday, July 15, Governor Phil Scott and Senator Bernie Sanders will help communities all along the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) celebrate the trail's completion at a day-long event and end-to-end bike ride. Governor Scott will ride the length of the trail from Swanton to St. Johnsbury, making trailside stops throughout the day (see full schedule below). Senator S  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to the Guardian on July 7, 2023: * * * This Year Is Set To Be The Hottest In History. Congress Must Act Now The last eight years have been the eight hottest on record. This year is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, and this Fourth of July might have been the hottest day in the past 125,000 years. Climate change is ravaging the planet. We are now seeing floods, droughts, extreme weather di  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback on a staff-level bipartisan discussion draft to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback on a staff-level bipartisan discussion draft   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, and local business leaders came together to announce a $22.38 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program, which was expanded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding wil  more