Senator Bernie Sanders
United States Senator for Vermont
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Newswire article Thursday, September 13, 2018 Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus Following President Donald Trump's false claim that Democrats are trying to cut Social Security, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. John Larson (D-Conn.), Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Thursday announced the bicameral Expand Social... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Sanders Response to Amazon Statement on Working Conditions U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after Amazon responded to Sanders’ call for stories from Amazon workers: “Let’s start with the facts. All over this country, many Amazon employees, who work for the wealthiest person on Earth, are paid wages so low they can’t... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, July 16, 2018 CEOs vs. Workers Town Hall Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a live streamed town hall tonight in Washington at 7 p.m. to address the enormous disparity between the wealth of corporate executives and the wages and treatment of the companies’ workers. Sanders will be joined by workers from Amazon, Disney, McDonald’s,... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, June 06, 2018 Sanders, Paul to Hold Hearing on Unauthorized War’s Effect on Federal Spending Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will join Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to hold a hearing entitled “War Powers and the Effects of Unauthorized Military Engagements on... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Sanders to Vote No on VA MISSION Act Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement ahead of a vote in the Senate on the VA Mission Act: "There are parts of the VA MISSION Act that I strongly support. The expansion of the Caregivers program to veterans of all generations... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Sanders Leads Call to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Following weeks of violence in Gaza, during which roughly 100 Palestinians have been killed and some 10,000 wounded by Israeli snipers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 12 of his Democratic Senate colleagues called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "do more to alleviate the ongoing humanitarian... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, April 26, 2018 Sanders Statement on VA Nominee Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to lead the VA: “Former VA Secretary David Shulkin was fired because he opposed the Trump Administration’s desire to privatize the VA. Following Dr. Jackson’s withdrawal, I... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Hold Opioid Makers Accountable Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation Tuesday to hold drug companies accountable for the extraordinary harm they have caused by fueling the opioid crisis. Sanders’ bill, the Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018, prohibits illegal marketing and distribution of opioids, creates... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, March 16, 2018 Sanders to Host Inequality Town Hall Monday Night Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a nationally televised town hall focused on inequality in the United States on Monday in partnership with The Guardian, NowThis, The Young Turks and Act.tv. Sanders, along with filmmaker Michael Moore, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, economist Darrick Hamilton and other... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, March 16, 2018 Sanders Joins Progressive Activists for International Call to Build Globally Coordinated People’s Movement for Peace On Sunday, March 18 , to mark the 15th anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Iraq, thousands of grassroots activists from more than 15 countries will come together in a live video call to discuss diplomatic solutions to international conflicts. The call is part of an effort to build a... Read more |