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Dec. 5, 2023 HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the SUPPORT Act and ESRA Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2023 Becca Balint Tweets about Burlington Shooting Rep. Becca Balint
Nov. 25, 2023 Welch Statement on Shooting of Three Palestinian-American Students in Burlington Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 2, 2023 Warren, 7 Senators Ask Department of Homeland Security to Improve Migrants' Access to Work Authorization Documents Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2023 Warren, 7 Senators Ask Department of Homeland Security to Improve Migrants' Access to Work Authorization Documents Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 10, 2023 ICYMI: DURBIN, WELCH, OSSOFF, BOOKER, AND HIRONO LEAD 18 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES IN LETTER TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LEADERS URGING CORRECTIONS TO PROPOSED FEDERAL DEFENDERS' FUNDING Sen. Peter Welch
Sept. 21, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Kaine, Ocasio-Cortez, Castro, Casar, Velázquez Introduce Resolution Commemorating Coup in Chile Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 21, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Kaine, Ocasio-Cortez, Castro, Casar, Velázquez Introduce Resolution Commemorating Coup in Chile Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2023 Bernie Sanders tweets about Prescription Drugs Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2023 Senate Passes Sens. Cruz, Welch's Bipartisan Bill Targeting Deadly New Street Drug Tranq Sen. Peter Welch
June 16, 2023 Vermont Delegation Condemns Lyndonville Library Incident Targeting Black Queer Poet Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2023 NEWS: Ahead of HELP Hearing, Sanders and Murray Release Report on Worsening Child Care Crisis, Imminent Funding Cliff Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 122 Colleagues in the House and Senate Introduce Legislation that Would Finally Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Workers in America Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2023 Booker, Durbin, Colleagues Urge President Biden Against the Use of Family Detention Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Holds Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of State of the Union Essay Contest Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 1, 2023 Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 25, 2023 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Menendez, Ocasio-Cortez, Luján, Padilla, Casar, Grijalva Lead Bicameral Coalition of Nearly 80 Lawmakers in Pushing Back Against the Biden Administration's Expansion of Title 42 and Proposed Asylum Transit Ban Rep. Becca Balint, ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Hirono, Lawmakers Urge FDA to Consider Steps to Protect and Expand Access to Medication Abortion Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 28, 2022 Tweet - "I wish Paul Pelosi a quick recovery from this heinous attack. Violence must have no place in American politics. I hope we can all come together to condemn the increasingly violent rhetoric we hear every day." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "The inventors of insulin sold their patents for $1 in 1923. And yet, the price of insulin in America has gone up by over 1,000% since 1999 causing 1.3 million diabetics in our country to ration insulin last year. It should not cost 10x more for insulin than it does in Canada." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 10, 2022 Tweet - "We owe Native Americans an enormous debt. From the first days of this country, they were lied to, their treaties violated, and their needs ignored. Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, let us recommit to standing with them in the fight for long overdue justice." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary U.S. Department of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Reps. Titus, Bilirakis Call for Visa Processing Improvements Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 23, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Foster Leads Effort to Increase Transparency in Immigrant Visa Wait Times Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky Renews Call to End Deputization of Local Police as Immigration Enforcement Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 11, 2022 Tweet - "Today, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001 and honor the brave first responders who risked their lives that day to help their fellow Americans. It's a day I will never forget." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Feinstein, Cardin, Colleagues Seek Details on State, DHS Plan to Increase Refugee Admissions Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 2, 2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 1, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 22, 2022 Tweet - "Unbelievable! Not only are Republicans anti-choice but almost all of them in the House just voted against Americans, women and men, having the right to contraception. While the whole world laughs, they want to take us back to the 1800s. Ain't gonna happen." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary of U.S. Department of State - "Reps. Grijalva, Wild and 21 Members Urge State Department to Call for Independent Investigation into Murders of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira" Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health & Human Services - Urging Biden Administration to Declare a National Public Health Emergency on Reproductive Rights Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Extension and Re-Designation of Venezuela for TPS Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 4, 2022 Tweet - "Happy 4th of July! Let us recommit today to building a future that works for all of us, not just the few." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 25, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 23, 2022 Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Making Bold Investments in Affordable Child Care for Families Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2022 Tweet - "Understanding the horrors and lasting legacy of slavery is a critical step to making the changes we need in our world today. Today, on Juneteenth, we must recommit to building a nation based on justice and compassion." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Tweet - "Right now, there are 1,500 paid lobbyists from both parties in Washington working overtime to make sure we don't represent our constituents who are dying and are sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for prescription drugs. What a disgrace." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "Greed. Greed. Greed. Since 2008, the median price for new brand name drugs soared from $2,115 to $180,000 while 3 pharmaceutical companies made $54 billion in profits last year. How many more people need to die before Congress has the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is right. Let's cut drug prices in half by strengthening the provision in the House-passed Build Back Better legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices like the VA has done for years, and pass the whole package with 50 votes next week. It's time to vote." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2022 Tweet - "Today, Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
Dec. 5, 2023 HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the SUPPORT Act and ESRA Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2023 Becca Balint Tweets about Burlington Shooting Rep.Becca Balint
Nov. 25, 2023 Welch Statement on Shooting of Three Palestinian-American Students in Burlington Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 2, 2023 Warren, 7 Senators Ask Department of Homeland Security to Improve Migrants' Access to Work Authorization Documents Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2023 Warren, 7 Senators Ask Department of Homeland Security to Improve Migrants' Access to Work Authorization Documents Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 10, 2023 ICYMI: DURBIN, WELCH, OSSOFF, BOOKER, AND HIRONO LEAD 18 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES IN LETTER TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LEADERS URGING CORRECTIONS TO PROPOSED FEDERAL DEFENDERS' FUNDING Sen.Peter Welch
Sept. 21, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Kaine, Ocasio-Cortez, Castro, Casar, Velázquez Introduce Resolution Commemorating Coup in Chile Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 21, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Kaine, Ocasio-Cortez, Castro, Casar, Velázquez Introduce Resolution Commemorating Coup in Chile Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2023 Bernie Sanders tweets about Prescription Drugs Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2023 Senate Passes Sens. Cruz, Welch's Bipartisan Bill Targeting Deadly New Street Drug Tranq Sen.Peter Welch
June 16, 2023 Vermont Delegation Condemns Lyndonville Library Incident Targeting Black Queer Poet Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2023 NEWS: Ahead of HELP Hearing, Sanders and Murray Release Report on Worsening Child Care Crisis, Imminent Funding Cliff Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 122 Colleagues in the House and Senate Introduce Legislation that Would Finally Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Workers in America Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2023 Booker, Durbin, Colleagues Urge President Biden Against the Use of Family Detention Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Holds Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of State of the Union Essay Contest Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 1, 2023 Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 25, 2023 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Menendez, Ocasio-Cortez, Luján, Padilla, Casar, Grijalva Lead Bicameral Coalition of Nearly 80 Lawmakers in Pushing Back Against the Biden Administration's Expansion of Title 42 and Proposed Asylum Transit Ban Rep.Becca Balint, ...
Nov. 29, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Hirono, Lawmakers Urge FDA to Consider Steps to Protect and Expand Access to Medication Abortion Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 28, 2022 Tweet - "I wish Paul Pelosi a quick recovery from this heinous attack. Violence must have no place in American politics. I hope we can all come together to condemn the increasingly violent rhetoric we hear every day." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "The inventors of insulin sold their patents for $1 in 1923. And yet, the price of insulin in America has gone up by over 1,000% since 1999 causing 1.3 million diabetics in our country to ration insulin last year. It should not cost 10x more for insulin than it does in Canada." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 10, 2022 Tweet - "We owe Native Americans an enormous debt. From the first days of this country, they were lied to, their treaties violated, and their needs ignored. Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, let us recommit to standing with them in the fight for long overdue justice." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 3, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary U.S. Department of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Reps. Titus, Bilirakis Call for Visa Processing Improvements Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 23, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Foster Leads Effort to Increase Transparency in Immigrant Visa Wait Times Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky Renews Call to End Deputization of Local Police as Immigration Enforcement Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 11, 2022 Tweet - "Today, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001 and honor the brave first responders who risked their lives that day to help their fellow Americans. It's a day I will never forget." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Feinstein, Cardin, Colleagues Seek Details on State, DHS Plan to Increase Refugee Admissions Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 2, 2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 1, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 22, 2022 Tweet - "Unbelievable! Not only are Republicans anti-choice but almost all of them in the House just voted against Americans, women and men, having the right to contraception. While the whole world laughs, they want to take us back to the 1800s. Ain't gonna happen." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary of U.S. Department of State - "Reps. Grijalva, Wild and 21 Members Urge State Department to Call for Independent Investigation into Murders of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira" Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health & Human Services - Urging Biden Administration to Declare a National Public Health Emergency on Reproductive Rights Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Extension and Re-Designation of Venezuela for TPS Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 4, 2022 Tweet - "Happy 4th of July! Let us recommit today to building a future that works for all of us, not just the few." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 25, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Democrats Push Biden for "Bold Action" to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 23, 2022 Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Making Bold Investments in Affordable Child Care for Families Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2022 Tweet - "Understanding the horrors and lasting legacy of slavery is a critical step to making the changes we need in our world today. Today, on Juneteenth, we must recommit to building a nation based on justice and compassion." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Tweet - "Right now, there are 1,500 paid lobbyists from both parties in Washington working overtime to make sure we don't represent our constituents who are dying and are sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for prescription drugs. What a disgrace." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "Greed. Greed. Greed. Since 2008, the median price for new brand name drugs soared from $2,115 to $180,000 while 3 pharmaceutical companies made $54 billion in profits last year. How many more people need to die before Congress has the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is right. Let's cut drug prices in half by strengthening the provision in the House-passed Build Back Better legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices like the VA has done for years, and pass the whole package with 50 votes next week. It's time to vote." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2022 Tweet - "Today, Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
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