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Bernie Sanders' Public Statements on Issue: Legal

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07/31/2023 NEWS: Sanders, Markey, Merkley, and Warren Send Letter to Attorney General Urging DOJ to Bring Lawsuits Against the Fossil Fuel Industry
09/13/2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner joins Murray and 28 Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care
01/06/2022 Tweet - "One year ago, a violent mob stormed the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election. That day made clear our democracy is under severe attack. We must hold responsible those who engaged in the insurrection. We must stand up to the Big Lie. We must make it easier, not harder, to vote."
12/16/2021 Tweet - "I stand in solidarity with the @TPINUnion workers who are organizing to form a union. TPIN must respect the constitutional right of its employees to form a union and should immediately recognize the union."
05/19/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
11/26/2019 Letter to Richard Anderson, President and CEO of Amtrak - Brown Calling on Amtrak to End Forced Arbitration, Ban on Class Actions
09/26/2019 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Call on Interior Secretary to Terminate Acting BLM Director's Authority
05/09/2017 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Undermining the Open Internet Order and Net Neutrality Protections
04/14/2017 Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Concern About Review of Local Law Enforcement Consent Decrees
03/16/2017 Letter to Director Shaub - Concern Over Recent News That the Chinese Government Has Awarded Preliminary Approval to President Donald J. Trump For 38 Trademarks, 35 of Which Will be Awarded to Him Personally
01/30/2017 Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Calling on President Trump to Revoke Muslim Ban
01/27/2017 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary-Designate, U.S. Department of Education - Concerns That Your Ethnics Arrangement Raises Additional Questions About Your Potential Conflicts As Education Secretary
09/15/2016 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, US Senate - Reject Efforts to Block Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
08/22/2016 Letter to the Hon. Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - DHS Private Prison Use
08/18/2016 Grijalva, Sanders Respond to DOJ Announcement Ending Reliance on Private Prisons
08/04/2016 Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
05/26/2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. - Sanders, Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley Slam GOP Attempt to Block Fossil Fuel Fraud Investigation
04/28/2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communication Commission - Urging Justice for Telecommunications Consumers
04/17/2016 Sanders Statement on 9/11 Bill
04/14/2016 CNN - Full transcript: CNN Democratic Debate
03/12/2016 Sanders: Corrupt Campaign Finance System Props up Rigged Economy
03/07/2016 Transcript of the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town Hall
01/16/2016 The Fourth Democratic Debate
01/05/2016 Sanders: Wall Street Will Play by the Rules if I'm President
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Empowering Tribal Nations

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