| Sept. 16, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Senator Murray, Democrats Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Allow Government-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ People, Women, and More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 13, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - 35+ Members Demands Answers from DHS about Appalling Treatment of Children, Deprivation of Menstrual Hygiene Products to Girls Detained at the Bor
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 13, 2019
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Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services - Brown, Colleagues Urge CMS to Investigate Medicare Advantage Overbilling, Protect Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Care for Older Ohioans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 13, 2019
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Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Tester - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 12, 2019
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Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 12, 2019
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ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Letter to Ms. Gustafson - Hirono, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Tweet - "Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the bravery of first responders who put their lives at risk to save others. The attacks began an era of endless war for our country and we must change course."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Letter to Peggy Gustafson, Inspector General U.S. Department of Commerce - Wyden Demands Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Harris, Colleagues Question DHS and HHS on Decision Not to Administer Flu Vaccines for Migrant Families Held at CBP Detention Centers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Poverty a Death Sentence, Sanders Declares, as GAO Links Inequality to Mortality
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 8, 2019
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Tweet - "No one in America should die because they can't afford their medication. I can't believe we have to say that."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 8, 2019
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Tweet - "We spend $80 billion a year locking up 2.2 million people. Imagine what we could accomplish if we invested that in education instead of jails and incarceration. As president I will aim to cut incarceration in this country in half."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 8, 2019
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Tweet - "We are going to make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 7, 2019
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Tweet - "Congress gives hundreds of billions of dollars to fund our endless wars each year, yet making public college and universities tuition-free is somehow "too radical." I reject that."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 7, 2019
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Tweet - "Betsy DeVos may not agree, but we believe young people should leave school excited about the future--not saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt. We will cancel student debt and make public colleges, universities and trade schools tuition-free."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 6, 2019
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Tweet - "The Democratic Party must be holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for helping to destroy the planet, not collecting campaign contributions and other donations from them."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 6, 2019
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Tweet - "Corporations should not be getting massive federal contracts if they pay their workers starvation wages. When I am president that ends."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 6, 2019
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Tweet - "The average cost of college tuition in: Denmark: $0 / year Finland: $0 / year Germany: $0 / year Norway: $0 /year Poland: $0 / year Sweden: $0 / year United States: $8,202 / year College for All is not an impossible idea."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 6, 2019
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Tweet - "In 2016 voter turnout was only 46% among voters under 30 compared to 71% of voters over 65. Young people do not think a political system which lets billionaires buy elections works for them. We are going to change that and give them a reason to get involved."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 5, 2019
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U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Tweet - "How we fund the #GreenNewDeal: -Hold the fossil fuel industry accountable -Revenue from wholesale of renewable energy -Eliminate federal fossil fuel subsidies -Scale back military spending -Tax revenue from 20 million jobs -Make the wealthy pay their fair share #ClimateTownHall"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 3, 2019
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Sanders, Lee, Khanna, Gaetz Lead Bipartisan Effort to Defund U.S. Role in Saudi War in Yemen
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester, Colleagues Urge VA to Expand List of Medical Conditions for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin Demands Answers On Elimination Of Medical Deferred Action
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 28, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State, Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Feinstein, Menendez, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration End Remain in Mexico Policy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 27, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Fight for Nation's Registered Apprenticeship Program
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Create Duplicative, Lower-Quality Unregistered Apprenticeships
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Adele Gagliardi, Admin. of the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Office of Policy Development and Research - Over 125 House Democrats to DOL: Changes to Apprenticeship System Violate the Law
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2019
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CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 23, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Secretary of The Department of Homeland Security - Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Joins House Democrats to Demand Answers On Trump Administration's Attempts To Weaken Action On White Supremacist Extremism
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2019
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MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion climate plan."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 22, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - Menendez, Rep. Soto Lead Bicameral Letter Requesting HUD to Immediately Publish Disaster Recovery Funds Disbursement Requirements for Puerto Rico and U.S.VI
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Letter to the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Call to Ban Low-Yield Nuclear Missiles Deployment and Extend New START Treaty in Final Defense Authorization Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Top Budget Democrats Yarmuth & Sanders Urge Administration Not to Impound Funding
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 15, 2019
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CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 15, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers Press EPA on Chlorpyrifos Decision
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 14, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration Proposal To Weaken Protections Against Discrimination In Health Care
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 14, 2019
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Cummings and Sanders Seek Answers on Drug Companies' Apparent Obstruction of Congressional Investigation into Generic Drug Price Increases
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 14, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azarl, Secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - House Democrats denounce Trump's health care rights law rollback
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 12, 2019
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Letter to the Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Senate, House Leaders Demand VA Fix Emergency Care Claims Errors Impacting an Estimated 60,800 Veterans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 12, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Keeping Brand USA helps recovery
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2019
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CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2019
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Tweet - "Immigrant communities should not live in terror. We need a pathway to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented people, not more mass immigration raids."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Menendez, Booker Urge EPA to Ban Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senator Hassan Leads Letter to Education Department, IRS on Students' Access to Financial Aid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education of the Department of Education - Kaine Joins Letter To Education Department, IRS To Help Students' Access Financial Aid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2019
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Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Calling on FIFA to Pay Female Soccer Players Equally
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2019
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Kuster Leads House Democrats in Effort to Save Pre-Existing Condition Protections from Harmful Trump Administration Rule Pushing Junk Plans
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 1, 2019
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Cardin, Civil Rights Leadership Groups Call for Passage of the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Legislation to End Profiling By Law Enforcement Nationwide
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 1, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge VA Secretary To End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Negotiation Tactics
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 31, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges VA Secretary to End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Tactics
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 31, 2019
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Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services - Velázquez, Van-Hollen Want Answers on TPS Immigration Program
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 31, 2019
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Letter to Mike Pompeo, U.S Secretary of State - Cortez Masto Joins Letter Raising Concerns About Trump Administration's Incoherent Policies for Central America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 1
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Shaheen, Hassan Join Colleagues in Renewed Call for FCC to Protect Community Television Channels
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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Cortez Masto cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United, get big money out of public elections
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 29, 2019
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Tweet - "This is sickening to wake up to. Our corrupt political system, which is controlled by the gun lobby, has a lot of waking up to do. When our children are being shot in places that should be safest, we're failing. Let's get serious about gun control."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 29, 2019
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Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan - With Temporary Protected Status For Nearly 7,000 Syrians Living In U.S. Set To Expire Without Action This Week, Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Senate Colleagues To Call On Trump Administration To Extend And Redesignate TPS
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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