Senator Bernie Sanders
United States Senator for Vermont
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Newswire article Thursday, June 06, 2019 Sanders Calls on McConnell to put $15 Minimum Wage Bill on the Senate Floor In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for the Raise the Wage Act to be brought to the floor of the Senate for an immediate vote. The bill, co-sponsored by 32 members of the Senate, would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024 and... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Legislative Package Introduced to Encourage Employee-Owned Companies Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced two pieces of legislation to help workers around the country form employee-owned businesses. The WORK Act – modeled on the success of the... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, February 04, 2019 Sanders Investigates a $375,000 Price Spike on Old Drug In a letter sent Monday to the CEO of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) demanded the company explain its decision to set the price of Firdapse, a drug used to treat a rare neuromuscular disease called Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), at $375,000 per year. For two... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 31, 2019 Sanders Statement on McConnell Amendment on Syria and Afghanistan Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday on the amendment introduced by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) regarding the withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan: "American troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 18 years, the longest war in American... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, January 31, 2019 Sanders Introduces Estate Tax Reform to Combat Inequality In an effort to combat rising wealth inequality, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation Thursday to establish a progressive estate tax on the fortunes of the top 0.2 percent of Americans and significantly increase rates on billionaires. Sanders' legislation, the For the 99.8% Act, would... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Bipartisan Coalition in Senate and House Announce New Push to End U.S. Support for Saudi-led War in Yemen Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) renewed their efforts in the Senate and House Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen pursuant to the War Powers... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Warren, Sanders Criticize Amazon's Distribution of Anti-Union Video at Whole Foods United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, the Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, to request information about the distribution of anti-union materials that potentially encourage illegal interference with thousands of workers' rights at... Read more |
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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 |