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April 14, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senator Markey Demands ISO-New England Rescind Proposal That Boosts Fossil Fuel Consumption, Electricity Costs for New Englanders Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker and Barragán Urge EPA to Implement Robust Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Calling on Administration to Expand Access to Affordable Child Care Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2022 Tweet - "Our current healthcare system is cruel and dysfunctional. Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 12, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Pacific Gas & Electric handing out a $51 million compensation package to its CEO after triggering the 2nd largest wildfire in California's history, increasing rates by 22%, lobbying against rooftop solar and advocating for a solar tax. We need a Green New Deal." Sen. Bernie Sanders
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
April 11, 2022 Letter to Pharmaceutical CEOs - Brown, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Call on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Various Pharmaceutical CEOs - Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzpatrick, Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Dr. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Reps. Delgado, McEachin, Kildee Lead Effort to Close PFAS Reporting Loophole Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Tweet - "If 700 U.S. billionaires could become nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic and Trump could provide over $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% and profitable corporations, please don't tell me we can't cancel all $1.8 trillion in student debt for 45 million Americans." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 11, 2022 Tweet - "The goal of space exploration should be to benefit the people in the United States and the world community. It should not be about making trillions of dollars for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and a few other billionaires." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 9, 2022 Letter to Interns, Residents, and Fellows of the UVM Medical Center - NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with UVM Medical Center Workers Fighting to Unionize Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 8, 2022 Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-high Credit Card Rates Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 7, 2022 NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces The Ending Corporate Greed Act alongside Senator Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has led to this historic and well-deserved moment." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2022 Budgetary Revisions Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has led to this historic and well-deserved moment." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senator Murray, Majority of Senate Democrats Urge Action to Address Child Care Crisis Through Reconciliation Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Historic Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Bush, Crow Introduce Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2022 -9999 Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 Himes, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Administration to Work with U.N. Member States to Suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 5, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. The American people are sick of large corporations making record profits as millions are living paycheck to paycheck. Join me TODAY at 11 a.m. ET for a hearing in the Budget Committee to discuss how corporate greed and profiteering are fueling inflation." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 5, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Gillibrand, Representative Bass Lead Bicameral Letter Urging White House to Update Federal Awards Guidelines to Prioritize Local Hire Programs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2022 Tweet - "If you think that the recent union victories at Amazon and Starbucks are an aberration, you would be sorely mistaken. I'm on the Senate floor to talk about how workers are standing together and fighting back all over the country." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 3, 2022 Tweet - "Since her nomination by the President, and throughout the hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has handled herself with dignity and intelligence -- more than can be said of her critics. I'll be voting for her and I'm confident she'll be an outstanding Supreme Court Justice." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Support Senate Cafeteria Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 2, 2022 Tweet - "Marijuana should be legal nationwide. All marijuana convictions must be expunged. It is absurd that the federal government considers marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin" Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Sanders Urges VA Secretary to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape and Expand Health Care for All Veterans Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "The organizing victory at Amazon on Staten Island is a signal that American workers will no longer accept exploitation. They're tired of working longer hours for lower wages. They want an economy that works for all, not just Jeff Bezos. Congratulations to @amazonlabor ." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Corporate Greed Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Durbin Joins Murphy In Urging Biden Administration To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Samantha Power, Administrator of the U. S. Agency for International Development - Kaine & Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Push International Donors to Fulfill $3.8 Billion Funding Gap to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2022 Tweet - "Anybody who thinks we do not have an oligarchy right here in America is sorely mistaken. The question before us is whether we will stand with the billionaires and big money interests or will we stand with the working families of this country and protect their interests." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2022 Tweet - "When we talk about oligarchy in America we are talking about 700 billionaires who became nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic & pay a lower tax rate than a nurse while the child poverty rate soared by 41% in January because the expanded Child Tax Credit ended." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 25, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - Rep. Demings Supports Pro-Ukraine Intelligence Measures Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Staffing Crisis Across EMS Departments Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022--Motion to Proceed-- Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 Tweet - "Why does Putin fear Alexei Navalny? Because Navalny exposed Putin's enormous corruption, and the unimaginable wealth Putin has stolen from the Russian people. That's why Putin is trying to discredit and silence him. Release Navalny now!" Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2022 Letter to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information - E&c Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Investments Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - House Intelligence Committee Members Urge IC to Support Humanitarian Efforts, Declassify and Catalogue Potential War Crimes Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 20, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
April 14, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senator Markey Demands ISO-New England Rescind Proposal That Boosts Fossil Fuel Consumption, Electricity Costs for New Englanders Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Booker and Barragán Urge EPA to Implement Robust Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Calling on Administration to Expand Access to Affordable Child Care Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 13, 2022 Tweet - "Our current healthcare system is cruel and dysfunctional. Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 12, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Pacific Gas & Electric handing out a $51 million compensation package to its CEO after triggering the 2nd largest wildfire in California's history, increasing rates by 22%, lobbying against rooftop solar and advocating for a solar tax. We need a Green New Deal." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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
April 11, 2022 Letter to Pharmaceutical CEOs - Brown, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Call on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Various Pharmaceutical CEOs - Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzpatrick, Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Dr. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Reps. Delgado, McEachin, Kildee Lead Effort to Close PFAS Reporting Loophole Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 11, 2022 Tweet - "If 700 U.S. billionaires could become nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic and Trump could provide over $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% and profitable corporations, please don't tell me we can't cancel all $1.8 trillion in student debt for 45 million Americans." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 11, 2022 Tweet - "The goal of space exploration should be to benefit the people in the United States and the world community. It should not be about making trillions of dollars for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and a few other billionaires." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 9, 2022 Letter to Interns, Residents, and Fellows of the UVM Medical Center - NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with UVM Medical Center Workers Fighting to Unionize Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 8, 2022 Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-high Credit Card Rates Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 7, 2022 NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces The Ending Corporate Greed Act alongside Senator Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has led to this historic and well-deserved moment." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2022 Budgetary Revisions Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has led to this historic and well-deserved moment." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Senator Murray, Majority of Senate Democrats Urge Action to Address Child Care Crisis Through Reconciliation Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Historic Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Bush, Crow Introduce Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2022 -9999 Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 6, 2022 Himes, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Administration to Work with U.N. Member States to Suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 5, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. The American people are sick of large corporations making record profits as millions are living paycheck to paycheck. Join me TODAY at 11 a.m. ET for a hearing in the Budget Committee to discuss how corporate greed and profiteering are fueling inflation." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 5, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Gillibrand, Representative Bass Lead Bicameral Letter Urging White House to Update Federal Awards Guidelines to Prioritize Local Hire Programs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2022 Tweet - "If you think that the recent union victories at Amazon and Starbucks are an aberration, you would be sorely mistaken. I'm on the Senate floor to talk about how workers are standing together and fighting back all over the country." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 3, 2022 Tweet - "Since her nomination by the President, and throughout the hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has handled herself with dignity and intelligence -- more than can be said of her critics. I'll be voting for her and I'm confident she'll be an outstanding Supreme Court Justice." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Support Senate Cafeteria Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 2, 2022 Tweet - "Marijuana should be legal nationwide. All marijuana convictions must be expunged. It is absurd that the federal government considers marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin" Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Sanders Urges VA Secretary to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape and Expand Health Care for All Veterans Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "The organizing victory at Amazon on Staten Island is a signal that American workers will no longer accept exploitation. They're tired of working longer hours for lower wages. They want an economy that works for all, not just Jeff Bezos. Congratulations to @amazonlabor ." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Corporate Greed Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Durbin Joins Murphy In Urging Biden Administration To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Samantha Power, Administrator of the U. S. Agency for International Development - Kaine & Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Push International Donors to Fulfill $3.8 Billion Funding Gap to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2022 Tweet - "Anybody who thinks we do not have an oligarchy right here in America is sorely mistaken. The question before us is whether we will stand with the billionaires and big money interests or will we stand with the working families of this country and protect their interests." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2022 Tweet - "When we talk about oligarchy in America we are talking about 700 billionaires who became nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic & pay a lower tax rate than a nurse while the child poverty rate soared by 41% in January because the expanded Child Tax Credit ended." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 25, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - Rep. Demings Supports Pro-Ukraine Intelligence Measures Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Staffing Crisis Across EMS Departments Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022--Motion to Proceed-- Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 Tweet - "Why does Putin fear Alexei Navalny? Because Navalny exposed Putin's enormous corruption, and the unimaginable wealth Putin has stolen from the Russian people. That's why Putin is trying to discredit and silence him. Release Navalny now!" Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2022 Letter to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information - E&c Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Investments Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - House Intelligence Committee Members Urge IC to Support Humanitarian Efforts, Declassify and Catalogue Potential War Crimes Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 20, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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