National Bernie Sanders Statement on Democratic Party Platform by Press on June 27, 2016 Press Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 BURLINGTON, Vt. â(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Â U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Sunday on a Democratic Party platform draft: