| Jan. 22, 2024
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Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 22, 2024
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Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 18, 2023
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NEWS: As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 16, 2023
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Murray, 20 Colleagues to IRS and Treasury: Use New IRS Funding to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Increase Tax Enforcement on High-Income Individuals and Large Corporations
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 13, 2023
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NEWS: GAO Study Finds 34% of Large, Profitable Corporations Pay Zero in Federal Income Taxes
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 1, 2022
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Tweet - "Oil Profits So Far This Year Exxon:⬆️203% to $43 billion Chevron:⬆️175% to $29 billion BP:⬆️161% to $22.8 billion Shell:⬆️133% to $30 billion Big Oil is using the war in Ukraine as an excuse to make obscene profits by jacking up gas prices. Yes. We need a windfall profits tax."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 3, 2022
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Tweet - "If we can afford to give out tax breaks for the rich and large corporations, we can afford to address the needs of the working class. Period."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 27, 2022
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Tweet - "Never Forget: 83% of the Trump tax breaks are going to the top 1%. 87% of Biden's student loan benefits are going to individuals making $75,000 or less and 0% are going to the top 1%. Yes. It's about time we stood up for working class families."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 15, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Manchin Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging IRS to Clear Backlogs, Address Customer Service Issues
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 29, 2022
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Tweet - "While you were feeling pain at the pump, Shell, Exxon, and Chevron raked in $46 BILLION in profits over the last three months and said they would spend up to $47 billion on stock buybacks after spending $18.8 billion so far this year. Yes, it's time for a windfall profits tax."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 14, 2022
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Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Menendez, Colleagues Urge Irs to Extend Filing Deadline for Itin Filers Affected by Processing Delays
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 25, 2022
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Tweet - "Big Oil's 1st Quarter Profit in 2022: $35 billion Average Price of Gas today: $4.91 Big Oil's 1st Quarter Profit in 2019: $13.8 billion Average Gas Price: $2.69 Big Oil's 1st Quarter Profit in 2015: $13.1 billion Average Gas Price: $2.41 Yes. We need a windfall profits tax."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 15, 2022
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Tweet - "President Biden is absolutely right. The big oil companies are making obscene profits gouging working Americans at an unprecedented level. Democrats in Congress should support the president's fight against their greed and enact a windfall profits tax NOW."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 19, 2022
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Tweet - "This is what a rigged and corrupt system looks like. Effective Tax Rate: 0.1%: Warren Buffett worth $111 billion 1.1%: Jeff Bezos worth $131 billion 1.8% Mike Bloomberg worth $82 billion 2.1%: Elon Musk worth $210 billion 13.5%: Registered Nurse Yes. It's time to #TaxTheRich"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 14, 2022
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Tweet - "No, Mr. Bezos. Disinformation is Amazon spreading anti-union propaganda & forcing workers to attend illegal captive audience meetings. Disinformation is Amazon blaming a 17% price increase on "inflation" while making a record $35 billion in profits & avoiding $5 billion in taxes."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 27, 2022
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Tweet - "Federal Income Taxes Paid in 2021: $0: AT&T $0: AIG $0: Dow $0: Charter Communications $0: Salesforce $0: Duke Energy $0: Kinder Morgan Combined profits: $55.6 billion But we're told inflation is rising because a worker got a 50 cent raise & a $1,400 check. #TaxTheRich"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 18, 2022
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Tweet - "If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more in taxes than: AT&T in 2021 Tesla in 2021 Amazon in 2017-2018 Nike in 2020 FedEx in 2020 Dish Network in 2020 Elon Musk in 2018 Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011 Carl Icahn in 2016-2017 Yes. It's time to tax the rich."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 11, 2022
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Tweet - "If 700 U.S. billionaires could become nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic and Trump could provide over $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% and profitable corporations, please don't tell me we can't cancel all $1.8 trillion in student debt for 45 million Americans."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 7, 2022
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NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces The Ending Corporate Greed Act alongside Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 27, 2022
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Tweet - "When we talk about oligarchy in America we are talking about 700 billionaires who became nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic & pay a lower tax rate than a nurse while the child poverty rate soared by 41% in January because the expanded Child Tax Credit ended."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 15, 2022
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Tweet - "Why is the price of oil LOWER today than it was in 2014 while the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is 80 cents a gallon HIGHER than it was eight years ago? Answer: Corporate greed. Now is no time for profiteering. Now is the time for a windfall profits tax."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "Starbucks could give every one of its 383,000 workers a $5,000 bonus & still keep $2.6 billion in profits from last year. Instead they're raising prices while spending $20 billion on stock buybacks & dividends when profits are up 31%. Don't blame inflation. Blame corporate greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 17, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Warner Continues Push to Address IRS Issues Facing Taxpayers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 31, 2022
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Tweet - "The American people want the big money industries to start paying their fair share of taxes. They understand that it is absurd that 2 people own more wealth than the bottom 40%, and that the gap between the very rich and everyone else is wider than it has been in 100 years."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 20, 2022
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Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2022
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Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Stansbury Calls on IRS to Resolve Tax Return Backlog
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2022
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Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS -SWALWELL LEADS DEMOCRATS IN PUSHING FOR IRS TO RESOLVE TAX RETURN BACKLOG
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 27, 2021
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Tweet - "The expansion of the child tax credit this year has reduced child poverty in America by 40%. Incredible! But, if Build Back Better is not passed, that provision will soon expire and millions of children will be plunged back into poverty. Pathetic!"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 2, 2021
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Tweet - "The bottom line is you can't talk about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then give large tax breaks to millionaires. It's just too much hypocrisy."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Tweet - "Let's be clear. The problem is not the worker who got a small raise & a $1,400 check 7 months ago. The problem is corporations making record-breaking profits while 700 billionaires became $2 trillion richer during the pandemic. We need an economy that works for all, not the 1%."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 29, 2021
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Tweet - "What if instead of helping billionaires fund their space hobby, we invested in working people here on Earth?"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 27, 2021
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Tweet - "It is expensive to raise kids, and working class parents are struggling. By expanding the Child Tax Credit we have helped millions of families and are cutting childhood poverty by 45%. A great accomplishment. Yet, not one Republican will vote to extend that program. Pathetic."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 23, 2021
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Tweet - "Am I supposed to be impressed that billionaires are going to space while they've paid zero in federal income taxes some years? Nope. It's time to invest in working people here on Earth."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 22, 2021
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Tweet - "Let me be clear: the rich do not need more tax breaks."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Tweet - "Let me say it again. You can't be a political party that talks about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then end up with a bill that gives large tax breaks to millionaires. You can't do that. The hypocrisy is too strong. It's bad policy, it's bad politics."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 15, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker - On the Employee Retention Tax Credit
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 7, 2021
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Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 9, 2021
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NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 14, 2021
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Levin, Chu Reintroduce Legislation Giving Same-Sex Couples Fair Treatment Under Tax Law
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 14, 2021
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Kuster, Kelly, Welch, and Pingree Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Efficient, Renewable Energy
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 12, 2021
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Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 136
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 15, 2021
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NEWS: Sanders, Omar and Colleagues Introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 15, 2021
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Rep. Gomez, Senator Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill to Address Income and Wealth Inequality
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 15, 2021
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Van Hollen Joins Sanders, Omar, and Colleagues in Introducing the End Polluter Welfare Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 12, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Russell George, Inspector General for Tax Administration at the Department of the Treasury - Blunt Rochester Calls on Irs to Address Backlog and Inaccessibility of Services
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 29, 2021
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Booker, Van Hollen, and Colleagues Announce New Legislation to Close the Stepped-Up Basis Tax Loophole
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 29, 2021
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Van Hollen Leads Colleagues in Announcing New Legislation to Close the Stepped-Up Basis Loophole
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 26, 2021
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Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Brown, Bennet, Wyden, Warnock Lead Senate Democrats in Push to Make Critical Tax Cuts for Workers & Families Permanent in Next Recovery Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 25, 2021
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Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Rigged Tax Code as Inequality Increases
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 17, 2021
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Tlaib and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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