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May 11, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools 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. 13, 2023 PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Hosts Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis in America Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 11, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hear From Students, Educators in Colchester and Essex Junction Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 7, 2021 Moore, Sanders, Omar, and Gillibrand Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, and Moore Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2021 Letter to Hon. Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Issue Guidance for Summer Enrichment Programs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Welch Supports Passage of $900 Billion COVID Relief Compromise Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Congressman Cleaver Applauds Usda Reversal, Decision to Extend Nutrition Program Waivers for Kids Learning Remotely Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 2, 2020 Leahy Announces Two Federal Farm To School Grants Supporting Student Access To Local Food In Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 15, 2020 Vermont Congressional Delegation Announces $4.1 Million in Head Start Grants, and $1.2 Million in Emergency Funding to Support Early Childhood Education Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Tlaib, Hayes, and Pressley Lead 100-Plus Members of Congress in Historic $305 Billion Funding Push for K-12 Schools Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - King Critical of Distance Learning Funding Shortfall in Coronavirus Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bennet, Gardner Call on Federal Government to Expand Analysis of K-12 Education Spending in New Study Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2019 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019 Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 29, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos - More Research on Homework Gap Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 18, 2018 Sanders Statement on Santa Fe School Shooting Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 24, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 19, 2017 Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member DeLauro - Supporting Instruction State Grant Program in FY 2018 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 12, 2017 House Unanimously Passes Cartwright and Welch Bill to Improve Energy Efficiency Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2016 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015 Sen. Peter Welch
May 2, 2016 Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Enforce Accountability Provision in "Every Student Succeeds Act" Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - Computer Science Funding Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 13, 2016 Full Rush Transcript Senator Bernie Sanders //CNN TV One Democratic Presidential Town Hall Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016 Chicago Mayor Picks Wall Street Pals over Public School Pupils Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2016 Tweet - "Not only did we work hard to stop the No Child Left Behind Act, you're looking at a guy who voted against it. #NHPolitics" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 7, 2015 Sanders Announces Key Provisions for Vermont Schools in Education Law Overhaul Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
May 11, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools 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. 13, 2023 PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Hosts Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis in America Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 11, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hear From Students, Educators in Colchester and Essex Junction Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 7, 2021 Moore, Sanders, Omar, and Gillibrand Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, and Moore Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2021 Letter to Hon. Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Issue Guidance for Summer Enrichment Programs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Welch Supports Passage of $900 Billion COVID Relief Compromise Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Congressman Cleaver Applauds Usda Reversal, Decision to Extend Nutrition Program Waivers for Kids Learning Remotely Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 2, 2020 Leahy Announces Two Federal Farm To School Grants Supporting Student Access To Local Food In Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 15, 2020 Vermont Congressional Delegation Announces $4.1 Million in Head Start Grants, and $1.2 Million in Emergency Funding to Support Early Childhood Education Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Tlaib, Hayes, and Pressley Lead 100-Plus Members of Congress in Historic $305 Billion Funding Push for K-12 Schools Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 22, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - King Critical of Distance Learning Funding Shortfall in Coronavirus Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bennet, Gardner Call on Federal Government to Expand Analysis of K-12 Education Spending in New Study Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2019 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019 Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 29, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos - More Research on Homework Gap Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 18, 2018 Sanders Statement on Santa Fe School Shooting Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 24, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 19, 2017 Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member DeLauro - Supporting Instruction State Grant Program in FY 2018 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 12, 2017 House Unanimously Passes Cartwright and Welch Bill to Improve Energy Efficiency Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2016 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015 Sen.Peter Welch
May 2, 2016 Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Enforce Accountability Provision in "Every Student Succeeds Act" Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - Computer Science Funding Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 13, 2016 Full Rush Transcript Senator Bernie Sanders //CNN TV One Democratic Presidential Town Hall Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016 Chicago Mayor Picks Wall Street Pals over Public School Pupils Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2016 Tweet - "Not only did we work hard to stop the No Child Left Behind Act, you're looking at a guy who voted against it. #NHPolitics" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 7, 2015 Sanders Announces Key Provisions for Vermont Schools in Education Law Overhaul Sen.Bernie Sanders
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