Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Public Statements

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Full Name: Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Jr, Independent
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane; 1 Child: Levi; 3 Stepchildren: Heather, Carina, David
Birth Date: 09/08/1941
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Burlington, VT
Religion: Jewish
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5/23/13 Senate Votes on Food Labeling Amendment Washington, DC 5/23/13 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 Washington, DC 5/22/13 Sanders: Let States Require GMO Food Labels Washington, DC 5/22/13 Sanders, Boxer, Begich, DeFazio File Bills on Fed Conflicts of Interest Washington, DC 5/22/13 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/22/13 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 Washington, DC 5/21/13 Sanders Calls for Gas Price Probe, Emergency Action by Oil Market Regulators Washington, DC 5/21/13 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/16/13 Inequality Washington, DC 5/16/13 Sanders Welcomes Pope Francis Statement on Poverty Washington, DC 5/16/13 The IRS Washington, DC 5/15/13 Disappearing Middle Class Washington, DC 5/15/13 Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013 Washington, DC 5/15/13 Sanders: As Deficit Falls Don't Forget Working Families Washington, DC 5/14/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/14/13 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC 5/14/13 Water Resources Development Act Washington, DC 5/13/13 Vermont Veterans Outreach Program Wins Funding Washington, DC 5/09/13 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC 5/09/13 Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC 5/08/13 Letter to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee - Establish Commemorative Stamp Honoring Thaddeus Stevens Washington, DC 5/08/13 Summit Draws Together Supporters of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits Washington, DC 5/08/13 Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC 5/01/13 Letter to Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Shelby - Fund Federal COPS Hiring Program Washington, DC 5/01/13 Sanders Raises Questions on FCC Nominee Washington, DC 4/30/13 Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White - Protect Consumers' Legal Rights Against Wall Street Unknown 4/26/13 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors Washington, DC 4/25/13 Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC 4/25/13 Sanders, Burr Propose Legislation for Homeless Veterans Unknown 4/24/13 Boxer, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Washington, DC 4/24/13 Senate Panel Encourages VA Outreach Washington, DC 4/24/13 Marketplace Fairness Act Washington, DC 4/24/13 Senate Concurrent Resolution 15- Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index Should Not Be Use to Calculate Cost-Of-Living Adjustments for Social Security or Veterans Benefits, or to Increase the Tax Burden on Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers Washington, DC 4/23/13 Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging - Primary Care Crisis Washington, DC 4/21/13 Earth Day Burlington, VT 4/17/13 Sanders Votes for Background Checks, Assault Weapons Ban Washington, DC 4/16/13 Statements On Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC 4/16/13 Legislation to Strengthen Survivor Benefits Propose Washington, DC 4/15/13 Veterans' Committee Examines VA Budget Washington, DC 4/15/13 Sanders Statement On Explosions in Boston Washington, DC 4/11/13 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Tibet Washington, DC 4/11/13 GAO Report Finds ATM Fees on the Rise Washington, DC 4/10/13 Sanders Welcomes Decision To Save Saturday Mail Washington, DC 4/10/13 Sanders Statement on Obama Budget Washington, DC 4/09/13 Sanders, Sherman Propose Legislation to Break Up Big Banks Washington, DC 4/05/13 Leahy, Sanders, Welch, and Shumlin: $1.6 M. Disaster Grant Will Help Prevent Digital Isolation In Future Disasters Montpelier, VT 3/28/13 Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program Washington, DC 3/25/13 Letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel - Cooperation on Claims Backlog Washington, DC 3/22/13 Senate Opposes Chained CPI Cuts to Social Security, Veterans' Benefits Washington, DC 3/22/13 Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC