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Sept. 16, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Ms. Gustafson - Hirono, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Poverty a Death Sentence, Sanders Declares, as GAO Links Inequality to Mortality Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "No one in America should die because they can't afford their medication. I can't believe we have to say that." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "We are going to make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Corporations should not be getting massive federal contracts if they pay their workers starvation wages. When I am president that ends." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 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" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 3, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 3, 2019 Sanders, Lee, Khanna, Gaetz Lead Bipartisan Effort to Defund U.S. Role in Saudi War in Yemen Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 30, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 27, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 22, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion climate plan." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 19, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers Press EPA on Chlorpyrifos Decision Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 15, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 14, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 Cummings and Sanders Seek Answers on Drug Companies' Apparent Obstruction of Congressional Investigation into Generic Drug Price Increases Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Keeping Brand USA helps recovery Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 16, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 13, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Letter to Ms. Gustafson - Hirono, Senate Democrats Demand Answers from Commerce IG on Reports of Suppression and Retaliation at NOAA Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 11, 2019 Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 Poverty a Death Sentence, Sanders Declares, as GAO Links Inequality to Mortality Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "No one in America should die because they can't afford their medication. I can't believe we have to say that." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 8, 2019 Tweet - "We are going to make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Corporations should not be getting massive federal contracts if they pay their workers starvation wages. When I am president that ends." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 6, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 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" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 3, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 3, 2019 Sanders, Lee, Khanna, Gaetz Lead Bipartisan Effort to Defund U.S. Role in Saudi War in Yemen Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 30, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 27, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 22, 2019 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion climate plan." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 19, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 15, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers Press EPA on Chlorpyrifos Decision Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 15, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 14, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 Cummings and Sanders Seek Answers on Drug Companies' Apparent Obstruction of Congressional Investigation into Generic Drug Price Increases Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Keeping Brand USA helps recovery Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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