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March 7, 2024 Sen. Bernie Sanders (D- VT) Talks About Frustration On Humanitarian Aid In Gaza Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 9, 2024 Sanders Urges Colleagues to Vote "NO" on Sending $14 Billion to Fund Netanyahu's Horrific War Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 7, 2024 Sanders, "I will vote NO on any bill containing offensive military aid to Netanyahu" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 22, 2024 Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 22, 2024 Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2024 Sanders Statement on Netanyahu's Recent Comments Rejecting Two-State Solution Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 16, 2024 Sanders to Force Unprecedented Vote Tonight to Address Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 10, 2024 Sanders on the Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza and His Intention to Bring 502B(c) Resolution to the Floor Next Week Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 2, 2024 Senator Bernie Sanders Calls For NO MORE U.S. Funding For Netanyahu's Illegal and Immoral War Against the Palestinian People Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 15, 2023 Sanders Introduces Resolution to Investigate Israel's Indiscriminate Bombing Campaign in Gaza Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 5, 2023 Sanders Sends Dear Colleague Letter Expressing Serious Concerns Over $110.5 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Ahead of Wednesday Vote Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Horrific Violence in Israel and Gaza Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Horrific Violence in Israel and Gaza Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 31, 2023 NEWS: Sanders to Vote "No' on Debt Ceiling Deal Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Braun, Grassley, Warren, Wyden Send Letter to Secretary of Defense Urging Investigation of Price Gouging by U.S. Defense Contractors Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 18, 2023 NEWS: As Republicans Demand Major Cuts to Hurt Working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats Urge President Biden to Prepare to Invoke the 14th Amendment to Avoid Default Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 30, 2023 State of the Union: Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2023 Senator Baldwin Calls on HHS to Release Remaining $1.5 Billion in LIHEAP Funding to Help Wisconsin Families Afford Energy Bills Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2023 NEWS: Amid Republican Threats to Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Benefits and Extend Solvency Through 2096 Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 31, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - More Than 30 House Democrats Urge Leadership to Undo Threat Posed by Debt Ceiling Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 27, 2022 Tweet - "The 158-member House Republican Study Committee released a budget this year to: -Cut Social Security by $729 billion -Cut Medicare by $2.8 trillion -Give a tax break of up to $1.75 trillion to billionaires This is not how you improve the economy. This is how you make it worse." 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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Fill Leadership Posts at Social Security Administration Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 27, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Removal of Big Oil's Side Deal from Government Funding Legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 21, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Senator Markey Leads Call to Cease U.s. Security Assistance to Azerbaijan as Cross-border Clashes Continue Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 24, 2022 Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $5.8 Million In Northern Border Regional Commission Grants For 14 Vermont Communities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Tweet - "The average amount of debt forgiveness to businesses receiving PPP loans: $95,700. If we could afford to cancel hundreds of billions in PPP loans to business owners in their time of need, please do not tell me we can't afford to cancel all student debt for 45 million Americans." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2022 Tweet - "More corporate greed. While the cost of healthcare is soaring & over 70 million are uninsured or under-insured, 7 health insurance companies made $43.8 billion in profits in the first half of 2022 while spending over $12 billion on stock buybacks. Yes. We need Medicare for All." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 14, 2022 Tweet - "For 87 years, through good times and bad, Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American on time & without delay. That's a h-u-g-e record of accomplishment. On this, the 87th anniversary of Social Security, our job is to expand Social Security, not cut it." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2022 Letter to Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Calls on Administration to Release Unspent COVID Relief Funds to Restaurants Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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, ...
July 27, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: My colleagues often say they're concerned about the deficit. Well, if they're really concerned, let us not give a $76 billion blank check to the highly profitable microchip industry with no protections at all for the American taxpayer." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2022 Tweet - "When it comes to giving blank checks to profitable microchip companies, some of my colleagues think we should just "join the club" and do what other countries are doing. Well, there are a few other clubs I think we should join instead." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Report Series Shows Harmful Delays in Disability Appeals Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "Today, someone who makes $147,000 a year pays the same amount of Social Security taxes as a millionaire or billionaire. Does that make sense to you?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Warren, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security by $2,400 a Year and Extend Solvency for 75 Years Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Saving and Expanding Social Security Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 Tweet - "1 in 7 older Americans rely on Social Security for more than 90% of their income. Maybe, just maybe, instead of cutting Social Security, we should expand it." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Tweet - "The time for endless talk is over. We must vote on Build Back Better THIS MONTH. Let those who are opposed explain why. The vast majority in our caucus deserve a chance to show they can stand up to powerful special interests and represent working families. We must vote NOW." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, and Ranking Member Inhofe - Closure of Guantanamo Bay Through NDAA Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2022 Tweet - "The United States has the most dysfunctional, inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive health care system in the world. It's time for Medicare for All." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022 PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare for All Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Padilla, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Advocating for Funding for DOJ's Newly Established Office of Environmental Justice Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 5, 2022 Letter to Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - Wyden, Bennet, Colleagues Urge Full Funding of Unemployment Insurance Administration Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 29, 2022 Letter to Matt Cartwright, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Robert Aderholt, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - To Improve Public Safety, We Must Better Support Local Law Enforcement Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 27, 2022 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, David Price, Chair of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee - Representatives Cicilline, Moore, Katko Lead Call for Increased Funding for Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2022 Tweet - "The Congressional Budget Office, run by a Republican, estimated that Medicare for All could save the American people $650 billion each year while Yale estimated that Medicare for All could save 68,000 lives each year." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
March 7, 2024 Sen. Bernie Sanders (D- VT) Talks About Frustration On Humanitarian Aid In Gaza Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 9, 2024 Sanders Urges Colleagues to Vote "NO" on Sending $14 Billion to Fund Netanyahu's Horrific War Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 7, 2024 Sanders, "I will vote NO on any bill containing offensive military aid to Netanyahu" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 22, 2024 Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 22, 2024 Sanders and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and End Outrageous CEO Pay Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2024 Sanders Statement on Netanyahu's Recent Comments Rejecting Two-State Solution Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 16, 2024 Sanders to Force Unprecedented Vote Tonight to Address Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 10, 2024 Sanders on the Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza and His Intention to Bring 502B(c) Resolution to the Floor Next Week Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 2, 2024 Senator Bernie Sanders Calls For NO MORE U.S. Funding For Netanyahu's Illegal and Immoral War Against the Palestinian People Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 15, 2023 Sanders Introduces Resolution to Investigate Israel's Indiscriminate Bombing Campaign in Gaza Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 5, 2023 Sanders Sends Dear Colleague Letter Expressing Serious Concerns Over $110.5 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Ahead of Wednesday Vote Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Horrific Violence in Israel and Gaza Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Horrific Violence in Israel and Gaza Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 31, 2023 NEWS: Sanders to Vote "No' on Debt Ceiling Deal Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Braun, Grassley, Warren, Wyden Send Letter to Secretary of Defense Urging Investigation of Price Gouging by U.S. Defense Contractors Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 18, 2023 NEWS: As Republicans Demand Major Cuts to Hurt Working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats Urge President Biden to Prepare to Invoke the 14th Amendment to Avoid Default Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 30, 2023 State of the Union: Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2023 Senator Baldwin Calls on HHS to Release Remaining $1.5 Billion in LIHEAP Funding to Help Wisconsin Families Afford Energy Bills Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2023 NEWS: Amid Republican Threats to Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Benefits and Extend Solvency Through 2096 Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 31, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - More Than 30 House Democrats Urge Leadership to Undo Threat Posed by Debt Ceiling Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 27, 2022 Tweet - "The 158-member House Republican Study Committee released a budget this year to: -Cut Social Security by $729 billion -Cut Medicare by $2.8 trillion -Give a tax break of up to $1.75 trillion to billionaires This is not how you improve the economy. This is how you make it worse." 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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2022 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Fill Leadership Posts at Social Security Administration Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 27, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Removal of Big Oil's Side Deal from Government Funding Legislation Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 21, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Senator Markey Leads Call to Cease U.s. Security Assistance to Azerbaijan as Cross-border Clashes Continue Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 24, 2022 Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $5.8 Million In Northern Border Regional Commission Grants For 14 Vermont Communities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Tweet - "The average amount of debt forgiveness to businesses receiving PPP loans: $95,700. If we could afford to cancel hundreds of billions in PPP loans to business owners in their time of need, please do not tell me we can't afford to cancel all student debt for 45 million Americans." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2022 Tweet - "More corporate greed. While the cost of healthcare is soaring & over 70 million are uninsured or under-insured, 7 health insurance companies made $43.8 billion in profits in the first half of 2022 while spending over $12 billion on stock buybacks. Yes. We need Medicare for All." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 14, 2022 Tweet - "For 87 years, through good times and bad, Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American on time & without delay. That's a h-u-g-e record of accomplishment. On this, the 87th anniversary of Social Security, our job is to expand Social Security, not cut it." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2022 Letter to Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Calls on Administration to Release Unspent COVID Relief Funds to Restaurants Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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, ...
July 27, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: My colleagues often say they're concerned about the deficit. Well, if they're really concerned, let us not give a $76 billion blank check to the highly profitable microchip industry with no protections at all for the American taxpayer." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2022 Tweet - "When it comes to giving blank checks to profitable microchip companies, some of my colleagues think we should just "join the club" and do what other countries are doing. Well, there are a few other clubs I think we should join instead." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Report Series Shows Harmful Delays in Disability Appeals Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "Today, someone who makes $147,000 a year pays the same amount of Social Security taxes as a millionaire or billionaire. Does that make sense to you?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Warren, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security by $2,400 a Year and Extend Solvency for 75 Years Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Saving and Expanding Social Security Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 Tweet - "1 in 7 older Americans rely on Social Security for more than 90% of their income. Maybe, just maybe, instead of cutting Social Security, we should expand it." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Tweet - "The time for endless talk is over. We must vote on Build Back Better THIS MONTH. Let those who are opposed explain why. The vast majority in our caucus deserve a chance to show they can stand up to powerful special interests and represent working families. We must vote NOW." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, and Ranking Member Inhofe - Closure of Guantanamo Bay Through NDAA Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2022 Tweet - "The United States has the most dysfunctional, inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive health care system in the world. It's time for Medicare for All." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022 PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare for All Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 10, 2022 Letter to Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Padilla, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Advocating for Funding for DOJ's Newly Established Office of Environmental Justice Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 5, 2022 Letter to Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - Wyden, Bennet, Colleagues Urge Full Funding of Unemployment Insurance Administration Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 29, 2022 Letter to Matt Cartwright, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Robert Aderholt, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - To Improve Public Safety, We Must Better Support Local Law Enforcement Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 27, 2022 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the House Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee, David Price, Chair of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member of the House Transportation-HUD Subcommittee - Representatives Cicilline, Moore, Katko Lead Call for Increased Funding for Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 12, 2022 Tweet - "The Congressional Budget Office, run by a Republican, estimated that Medicare for All could save the American people $650 billion each year while Yale estimated that Medicare for All could save 68,000 lives each year." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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