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Sept. 9, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta - Feinstein, Menendez, Brown, Warren, Sanders, Booker Press Meta for Details on Efforts to Combat Cryptocurrency Scams Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter Matt Eyles, President & CEO of AHIP - Senators Smith, Merkley, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Unlawful Charges for Prep Patients Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2022 -9999 Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2022 Kaine, Sanders and Colleagues Mark Brazil's Independence Day with Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 6, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 3, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 2, 2022 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 2, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 1, 2022 Tweet - "The threats to our democracy could not be clearer, and we must act boldly to protect it." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2022 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%." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 25, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 25, 2022 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 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. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement 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. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members 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. 19, 2022 Rep. Welch Votes to Pass Historic Legislation to Fight Climate Change, Lower Health Care Costs, and Cut Household Expenses Sen. Peter Welch
Aug. 17, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 16, 2022 Letter to Social Media CEOs - Reps. Blunt Rochester & Kuster Call on Big Tech to Combat Abortion Misinformation Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Manchin Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging IRS to Clear Backlogs, Address Customer Service Issues 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. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the SEC - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Push to Prevent Corporate Executives' Insider Trading Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 12, 2022 Build Back Better Act Sen. Peter Welch
Aug. 11, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 11, 2022 Delegation Hails Increased Affordable Housing Production Resulting From New Biden Administration Guidance Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2022 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." 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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 10, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 10, 2022 Sanders, Leahy, And Welch Applaud Over $34 Million In U.S. DOT Investments In Three Vermont Infrastructure Projects Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 6, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 5, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2022 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 4, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 4, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 4, 2022 Senate and House Members Introduce PLAN for Broadband Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
Sept. 9, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta - Feinstein, Menendez, Brown, Warren, Sanders, Booker Press Meta for Details on Efforts to Combat Cryptocurrency Scams Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2022 Letter Matt Eyles, President & CEO of AHIP - Senators Smith, Merkley, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Unlawful Charges for Prep Patients Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2022 -9999 Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2022 Kaine, Sanders and Colleagues Mark Brazil's Independence Day with Resolution in Support of Brazilian Democracy, Urging Free, Fair, and Peaceful Elections in October Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 6, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 3, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 2, 2022 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 2, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 1, 2022 Tweet - "The threats to our democracy could not be clearer, and we must act boldly to protect it." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 29, 2022 Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2022 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%." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 25, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 25, 2022 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 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.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement 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. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members 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. 19, 2022 Rep. Welch Votes to Pass Historic Legislation to Fight Climate Change, Lower Health Care Costs, and Cut Household Expenses Sen.Peter Welch
Aug. 17, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 16, 2022 Letter to Social Media CEOs - Reps. Blunt Rochester & Kuster Call on Big Tech to Combat Abortion Misinformation Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Manchin Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging IRS to Clear Backlogs, Address Customer Service Issues 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. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the SEC - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Push to Prevent Corporate Executives' Insider Trading Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 12, 2022 Build Back Better Act Sen.Peter Welch
Aug. 11, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 11, 2022 Delegation Hails Increased Affordable Housing Production Resulting From New Biden Administration Guidance Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2022 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." 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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 10, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 10, 2022 Sanders, Leahy, And Welch Applaud Over $34 Million In U.S. DOT Investments In Three Vermont Infrastructure Projects Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 6, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 5, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2022 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 4, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 4, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 4, 2022 Senate and House Members Introduce PLAN for Broadband Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Sen.Bernie Sanders
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