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Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Joseph Simons, Chairman Federal Trade Commission - Harris, Colleagues Warn That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Threaten Drug Competition, Increase Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Simons - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Warns That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Increase Drug Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Feinstein, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Implementation of Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule 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. 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 - "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. 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. 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. 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. Peter Welch, ...
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. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" 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. 15, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 11, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Cardin, Civil Rights Leadership Groups Call for Passage of the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Legislation to End Profiling By Law Enforcement Nationwide Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 31, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, U.S Secretary of State - Cortez Masto Joins Letter Raising Concerns About Trump Administration's Incoherent Policies for Central America Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 1 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to his Excellency Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Menendez, Rubio, Colleagues Call on Kazakh President to Release Political Prisoner Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2019 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2019 Reps. Welch and McKinley Introduce House Companion to Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Bill Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2019 Letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, and House Armed Services Committee - Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, Colleagues Seek Defense Funding for Safe Cleanup of Toxic Military Waste on Puerto Rican Island of Vieques Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Welch, Bilirakis, Frankel Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop Online Booking Scams Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 23, 2019 Letter to Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Full Democratic Caucus in Urging Social Security Administrator to Respect Employees and Their Unions Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez Leads 22 Democratic Senators in Letter Opposing State Department Commission Set to "redefine' Human Rights Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 21, 2019 Tweet - "There is no justice when we have one system for the rich and another system for the poor. It is time to end cash bail." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2019 Tweet - "I stand with the people of Puerto Rico in their fight against corruption and join them in calling for the immediate resignation of Governor Rosselló." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2019 Letter to the President - Carper, Coons to President Trump: Use Emergency Border Funds Only for Humanitarian Purposes Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2019 Sanders Statement on House Passage of $15 Minimum Wage Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sanders Statement on House Passage of $15 Minimum Wage Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2019 Pocan Leads Members of Congress in Unveiling Bold Legislation to Fundamentally Reform the Private Equity Industry Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, colleagues introduce legislation to stop cruel and neglectful treatment of children at the border Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 15, 2019 Tweet - "I fought to improve and pass Obamacare. I traveled all over the country to fight the repeal of Obamacare. But I will not be deterred from ending the corporate greed that creates dysfunction in our health care system. We must pass Medicare for All." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "We have a health care crisis. Every day, Americans die because they can't afford health care, while insurance and drug company CEOs get rich off their suffering. We cannot continue to tinker around the edges while 80 million Americans lack health insurance or are under-insured." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "Do you want to know why we pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs? It might have something to do with the fact that the pharmaceutical industry spends endless amounts of money on lobbying and campaign contributions." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "During the Wall Street crash an estimated 15 million families lost their homes. Lloyd Blankfein didn't lose his home or his job. His bank got an $824 billion taxpayer bailout and Blankfein became a billionaire." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 11, 2019 Menendez, Booker, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Stop Cruel and Neglectful Treatment of Children at Border Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 10, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules Sen. Peter Welch
Date Title Politician
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Joseph Simons, Chairman Federal Trade Commission - Harris, Colleagues Warn That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Threaten Drug Competition, Increase Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Simons - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Warns That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Increase Drug Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Feinstein, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Implementation of Trump Administration's "Public Charge" Rule 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. 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 - "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. 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. 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. 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.Peter Welch, ...
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. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" 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. 15, 2019 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 11, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Cardin, Civil Rights Leadership Groups Call for Passage of the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Legislation to End Profiling By Law Enforcement Nationwide Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 31, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, U.S Secretary of State - Cortez Masto Joins Letter Raising Concerns About Trump Administration's Incoherent Policies for Central America Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2019 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 1 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to his Excellency Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Menendez, Rubio, Colleagues Call on Kazakh President to Release Political Prisoner Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2019 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2019 Reps. Welch and McKinley Introduce House Companion to Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Bill Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2019 Letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, and House Armed Services Committee - Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, Colleagues Seek Defense Funding for Safe Cleanup of Toxic Military Waste on Puerto Rican Island of Vieques Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2019 Welch, Bilirakis, Frankel Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop Online Booking Scams Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 23, 2019 Letter to Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Full Democratic Caucus in Urging Social Security Administrator to Respect Employees and Their Unions Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Menendez Leads 22 Democratic Senators in Letter Opposing State Department Commission Set to "redefine' Human Rights Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 21, 2019 Tweet - "There is no justice when we have one system for the rich and another system for the poor. It is time to end cash bail." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2019 Tweet - "I stand with the people of Puerto Rico in their fight against corruption and join them in calling for the immediate resignation of Governor Rosselló." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 19, 2019 Letter to the President - Carper, Coons to President Trump: Use Emergency Border Funds Only for Humanitarian Purposes Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2019 Sanders Statement on House Passage of $15 Minimum Wage Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Sanders Statement on House Passage of $15 Minimum Wage Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 18, 2019 Pocan Leads Members of Congress in Unveiling Bold Legislation to Fundamentally Reform the Private Equity Industry Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, colleagues introduce legislation to stop cruel and neglectful treatment of children at the border Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 15, 2019 Tweet - "I fought to improve and pass Obamacare. I traveled all over the country to fight the repeal of Obamacare. But I will not be deterred from ending the corporate greed that creates dysfunction in our health care system. We must pass Medicare for All." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2019 Tweet - "We have a health care crisis. Every day, Americans die because they can't afford health care, while insurance and drug company CEOs get rich off their suffering. We cannot continue to tinker around the edges while 80 million Americans lack health insurance or are under-insured." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "Do you want to know why we pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs? It might have something to do with the fact that the pharmaceutical industry spends endless amounts of money on lobbying and campaign contributions." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 Tweet - "During the Wall Street crash an estimated 15 million families lost their homes. Lloyd Blankfein didn't lose his home or his job. His bank got an $824 billion taxpayer bailout and Blankfein became a billionaire." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 11, 2019 Menendez, Booker, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Stop Cruel and Neglectful Treatment of Children at Border Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 10, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules Sen.Peter Welch
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