| Sept. 9, 2022
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Tweet - "It's no accident that 71% of Americans have a favorable view of unions the highest since 1965, while just 36% hold a favorable view of corporations the lowest since Wall Street crashed the economy in 2008. The American people are sick and tired of corporate greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 9, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal, New England Delegation Call for President Biden to Lower Energy Costs by Releasing Oil from Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Combating climate change is more important than fossil fuel profits. I will not vote for any bill that makes it easier for Big Oil to destroy the planet and that includes approving the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Continuing Resolution must not be held hostage by Big Oil."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 8, 2022
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Letter Matt Eyles, President & CEO of AHIP - Senators Smith, Merkley, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Unlawful Charges for Prep Patients
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 8, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 8, 2022
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Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta - Feinstein, Menendez, Brown, Warren, Sanders, Booker Press Meta for Details on Efforts to Combat Cryptocurrency Scams
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 7, 2022
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Kaine, Sanders and Colleagues Mark Brazil's Independence Day with Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 6, 2022
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Letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management, Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor - Senator Markey, Chair Maloney, and Reps. Khanna, Bush, Tlaib Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin. To Strengthen Commitment to Environmental Justice
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "Congrats to Minor League baseball players for a huge and swift show of support for forming a union. The MLB and Commissioner Manfred should voluntarily recognize the union immediately and bargain in good faith."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2022
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Tweet - "What recent union victories show is that working class Americans are sick and tired of being exploited by large corporations. This Labor Day, let us stand together in the fight for justice."
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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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| Sept. 2, 2022
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Letter to Jeffrey Schwartz, Managing Partner and CEO of Corbel Capital Partners - NEWS: Sanders, Colleagues Call on Corbel CEO Jeffrey Schwartz to Provide Severance Pay for Laid-Off LandAir Workers
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 2, 2022
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Tweet - "Let us have the courage to stand together and fight back against corporate greed. Let us fight back against massive income and wealth inequality. Let us fight back against a corrupt political system."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 1, 2022
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Tweet - "The threats to our democracy could not be clearer, and we must act boldly to protect it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 29, 2022
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Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "We will not allow Republicans to divide us up between those working class Americans who went to college and left deeply in debt against those who did not. All of us need to stand together for an economy that works for all, not just the 1%."
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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. 26, 2022
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Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Feinstein, Cardin, Colleagues Seek Details on State, DHS Plan to Increase Refugee Admissions
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 26, 2022
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Tweet - "I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Tweet - "If Howard Schultz, the Starbucks CEO, who is worth $4 billion can afford a $145 million, 254-foot super yacht with a helicopter pad, you know what? He can afford to negotiate a fair first contract with Starbucks workers who voted to form a union in over 230 locations in America."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Rochelle Walensky, Director of the CDC - Senator Reverend Warnock Joins Colleagues In Urging CDC and HHS to Monitor and Address Racial Disparities in Monkeypox Virus Response
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 24, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 24, 2022
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Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $5.8 Million In Northern Border Regional Commission Grants For 14 Vermont Communities
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 23, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 23, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 19, 2022
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Rep. Welch Votes to Pass Historic Legislation to Fight Climate Change, Lower Health Care Costs, and Cut Household Expenses
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Aug. 17, 2022
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Tweet - "This is what a rigged economy looks like. On the same day a bill was signed into law to give a $76 billion blank check to micro-chip companies, Intel announced it will be cutting back on plans to increase jobs by $4 billion while increasing dividends for its wealthy shareholders."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 16, 2022
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Letter to Social Media CEOs - Reps. Blunt Rochester & Kuster Call on Big Tech to Combat Abortion Misinformation
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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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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| Aug. 14, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 12, 2022
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Build Back Better Act
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Aug. 12, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the SEC - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Push to Prevent Corporate Executives' Insider Trading
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2022
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Delegation Hails Increased Affordable Housing Production Resulting From New Biden Administration Guidance
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 11, 2022
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Tweet - "The United States should stand for democracy and support free and fair elections. To that end, we must make absolutely clear that it will not support any government that comes to power in Brazil through undemocratic means."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Letter to Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Calls on Administration to Release Unspent COVID Relief Funds to Restaurants
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Tweet - "The "Inflation Reduction Act" is a very small step forward. Standing together we can do better. We must do better. Tune in to hear what I said on the Senate floor this weekend."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Sanders, Leahy, And Welch Applaud Over $34 Million In U.S. DOT Investments In Three Vermont Infrastructure Projects
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 8, 2022
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Tweet - "2nd Quarter Profits Exxon: $17.9 billion - highest ever Chevron: $11.62 billion - highest ever Shell: $11.5 billion - highest ever BP: $8.5 billion - highest in 14 years The UN Secretary General is right: This "grotesque greed" is destroying the planet and punishing the poor."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 7, 2022
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Tweet - "Today the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate 51-50. In my view, this legislation goes nowhere near far enough for working families, but it does begin to address the existential crisis of climate change. It's an important step forward and I was happy to support it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 7, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "The country's biggest railroad companies made over $20 billion in profits last year, while rail workers haven't seen a wage increase since 2019 and are currently without a contract. These workers deserve a fair contract and they deserve it NOW."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 5, 2022
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Tweet - "Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of courageous young people from Israel and Palestine who are working to build a better, more peaceful future. As yet another round of conflict threatens to erupt, I urge you to listen to what they have to say."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 5, 2022
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Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Applaud CRA Proposed Rule, Push for More Support for Underserved Communities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Senate and House Members Introduce PLAN for Broadband Act
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Reed, Collins & 56 Colleagues Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge Federal Agency to Protect Mobile Home Residents From Rent Hikes, Evictions
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling On Administration To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Access To Monkeypox Vaccines
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2022
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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Pact Act of 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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Letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan - DeLauro, Warren Call for Better Engagement with Congress, Public on Proposed Indo-Pacific and Americas Trade Deals, No TPP 2.0
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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Tweet - "The 700-page so-called Inflation Reduction Act, after months of secret negotiations, became public late last week. Now is the time for every member of the Senate to study this bill thoroughly and to come up with amendments and suggestions as to how we can improve it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Applauds Passage of Major Legislation to Support Vermont's Veterans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 1, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 31, 2022
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Tweet - "I say to Senator Toomey, if you don't believe we can afford to take care of our veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure, then you should not have approved funding to go to war. Taking care of our veterans is the cost of war -- period. End of discussion."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 30, 2022
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Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Merkley, Wyden Join Murray in Letter to VA Secretary Urging End Discrimination against Same-Sex Spouses
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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 29, 2022
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Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Quigley Urges Swifter Phase Out of Single-use Plastics in National Parks
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 28, 2022
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Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 27, 2022
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Letter to Dianne Feinstein, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Climate Crisis in Letter Requesting Appropriated Funds to Support President Biden's Use of the Defense Production Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 27, 2022
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Budgetary Revisions
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 27, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 26, 2022
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The Hon. Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director for the CDC - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Sounding Alarm on Monkeypox Outbreak, Highlighting Inequities of Vaccine Access
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 26, 2022
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Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Miller, Schneider, Colleagues Urge Administration to Ensure Financial Certainty, Protect Hospitals from Economic Impacts of COVID-19, Inflation
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 26, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 25, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 25, 2022
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Letter to Tae Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cardin, Murray, Colleagues Call on Prison and Immigration Officials to Improve Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics Among Detainees
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 25, 2022
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Tweet - "LIVE: Some of my colleagues in the Senate want to give in to the extortion of the microchip industry and hand them a $76 billion blank check. I say instead let's enact the agenda the American people want."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 25, 2022
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Tweet - "Today at 4:30pm ET, I'll be on the floor of the Senate to once again talk about legislation that hands a $76 billion blank check to the microchip industry. Yes. We need to rebuild the microchip industry, but not in in a way that just benefits profitable corporations."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 23, 2022
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Tweet - "Republicans talk about the cost of a Green New Deal. Really? If left unchecked, climate change, according to Deloitte, could cost the global economy $178 trillion over the next 50 years. Droughts, floods, extreme weather are expensive. Inaction is not a moral or economic option."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 22, 2022
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Tweet - "A worker today would need to make nearly 3 times the minimum wage in order to afford an average one-bedroom apartment. That makes no sense to me, nor do I think it makes sense to the American people."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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