| March 30, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 25, 2022
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Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 23, 2022
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Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Staffing Crisis Across EMS Departments
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 23, 2022
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Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - Rep. Demings Supports Pro-Ukraine Intelligence Measures
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 22, 2022
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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!"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 21, 2022
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Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - House Intelligence Committee Members Urge IC to Support Humanitarian Efforts, Declassify and Catalogue Potential War Crimes
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 18, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 17, 2022
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Letter to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Call for Review of Wells Fargo Refinancing Process
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 16, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wyden, Merkley Urge White House to Include $4 Billion in Homeless Assistance Grants in its FY2023 Budget
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 15, 2022
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Tweet - "Why is the price of oil LOWER today than it was in 2014 while the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is 80 cents a gallon HIGHER than it was eight years ago? Answer: Corporate greed. Now is no time for profiteering. Now is the time for a windfall profits tax."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 15, 2022
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Sanders Amendment to Double Funding for Nurses Passes Committee
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 10, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security, and Tae Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Reps. Grijalva Calls for End to Title 42
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 10, 2022
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Sanders Statement on End of MLB Lockout
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Today the Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act. Is this all that is needed to fix the problems of the Postal Service? No, it is not. But it's an important step forward for one of our nation's most important government agencies, for its workers, and for our communities."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 8, 2022
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Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Calls For Senate To Extend USDA School Meal Programs; Calls For McConnell To Drop "Callous Opposition'
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 8, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Addressing Rising Prices and Severe Supply Chain Issues, Sinema Urges Congressional Leaders to Continue Boosting American Semiconductor Investments
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 8, 2022
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Sanders Statement on Passage of Major Postal Reform Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 5, 2022
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Tweet - "Super-large yachts have become the status symbol of the billionaire class. And Russian oligarchs are not the only people who own them. While half of our people work paycheck to paycheck, members of the American oligarchy spend hundreds of millions to build their very own yachts."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 4, 2022
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Tweet -"The GOP claims to be the party of the working class. Yet, the head of the GOP campaign arm released a plan to raise taxes on half of Americans while imposing massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and education. Oh, yeah. They sure LOVE working people. No doubt."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 4, 2022
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Sanders, Colleagues Demand Answers from Big PhRMA on Widespread Price Hikes on Popular Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 4, 2022
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More Than 30,000 Vermont Households Join Sanders Statewide Telephone Town Meeting
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 4, 2022
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Tweet - "Oligarchy and massive wealth inequality exists not just in Russia. It's worldwide. Since the pandemic, while the wealth of the world's 10 richest people DOUBLED, the income of 99% of the world's population declined. The result: More yachts for the rich. More hunger for the poor."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 3, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Extension of USDA Support for School Meal Programs as Schools Transition Back to Normal Operations
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 3, 2022
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Tweet - "Unfortunately, we have a corrupt political system and some Senators are more interested in getting campaign contributions from the wealthy and the powerful than doing the work of the American people. It's a sad state of affairs."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 3, 2022
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Tweet - "This is what Oligarchy and Authoritarianism is all about. Putin is not only destroying Ukraine and the Russian economy. He is now in the process of ending the last vestiges of Russian democracy and free speech."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 2, 2022
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Tweet - "Putin and his oligarch friends have stolen from the Russian people. They have it all while ordinary people are suffering. I have so much respect for the incredibly brave people in Russia who are out on the streets protesting against what their president is doing."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 2, 2022
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Letter to Chet Thompson, President and CEO of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers - Rush, McNerney, Energy Subcommittee Members Press American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers on Russian Oil Imports
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 1, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 1, 2022
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Rep Welch's Statement on President Biden's First State of the Union Address
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| March 1, 2022
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Letter to Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 1, 2022
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Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United Rights - Warner & Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Calling for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Be Granted to Ukrainians
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2022
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Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senators Durbin, Menendez, Portman Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration To Designate Ukraine For Temporary Protected Status
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Antony Blinken, Secretary of States - Rep. Gomez Leads 98 Members in Urging Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for TPS or DED and Special Student Relief
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon blaming a 17% increase in its prime membership fees on labor costs while its profits soared 56% last year to $33 billion & Jeff Bezos became $74 billion richer during the pandemic. The problem is not the Amazon worker making $15 an hour. It's greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 26, 2022
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Tweet - "We can no longer allow big oil companies, huge corporations and the billionaire class to use the murderous Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing pandemic as an excuse to price gouge consumers. It is time to enact a windfall profits tax and reasonable price controls."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 25, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Leads Bipartisan Call to Improve VA Caregivers Program for Veterans and Their Families
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 25, 2022
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Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Cicilline, Lee, Eshoo, Maloney Lead Colleagues in Urging FDA to End Homophobic Blood Donation Deferral Period
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2022
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Tweet - "It is outrageous, if unsurprising, that Trump would praise Putin's murderous invasion of Ukraine as an act of "genius." It should concern us all that Putin is exactly the kind of leader Trump would like to be, and that so few Republicans have the courage to say this out loud."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 23, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Murphy Leads Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration Against Re-Designation of Houthi Movement in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 23, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Call for Diaper Banks Funding in Final FY2022 Appropriations Package
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 23, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Tyson Foods raising the price of beef by 35% while its owner became $1.6 billion richer during the pandemic, its profits skyrocketed by 140% last quarter to $1.12 billion and its CEO got a 22% raise last year to $14 million. It's not inflation. It's greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging POTUS to Seek Congressional Approval for Military Involvement in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Tweet - "Vladimir Putin's latest invasion of Ukraine is an indefensible violation of international law, regardless of whatever false pretext he offers. There has always been a diplomatic solution to this situation. Tragically, Putin appears intent on rejecting it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Sanders Statement on U.S. Response to Russia
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 22, 2022
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Rep. Peter Welch's Statement on Russian Aggression in Ukraine
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Feb. 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Today in America: - the two richest people own more wealth than the bottom 40% - the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 92% That level of inequality is immoral and unsustainable."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "It is beyond belief that in 2022, as we face challenges like covid & climate change, any national leader would start a war that could kill thousands & create millions of refugees. There is a diplomatic solution to this crisis. It is tragic that Putin seems intent to reject it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 18, 2022
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Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Cramer, Casey Lead Bipartisan Call for Diaper Banks Funding in Final FY2022 Appropriations Package
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 17, 2022
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Letter Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Urging TRICARE to cover COVID-19 Tests for Active-Duty Personnel and Military Families
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 17, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Hirono Joins 100+ Congressional Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Reverse Inhumane Immigration Policies
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - MARKEY JOINS BOOKER, BUSH AND CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES IN URGING PRESIDENT BIDEN TO REVERSE INHUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPACTING BLACK MIGRANTS
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 15, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 14, 2022
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Tweet - "The billionaire class has seen its wealth explode during the pandemic while half of our people continue to live paycheck to paycheck."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 14, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, and Hon. Denis R. McDonouugh, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Lack Of Oversight To Prevent Veteran Suicide
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 12, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Kroger giving its CEO a 296% pay raise over the past decade, increasing profits by 23.5% in 2021, seeing its stock price jump 36% in the past year and spending $1.5 billion on stock buybacks and dividends, while 44% of Kroger workers can't afford rent."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 10, 2022
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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Senate Floor Speech on Ukraine
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Schatz Leads Group Of 10 Senators In Urging Biden To Step Up Efforts To Demilitarize Police
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, SCHATZ URGE BIDEN TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO DEMILITARIZE POLICE
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Republic Leader - Brown, Colleagues Push to Reinstate COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick and Family Leave
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Kaine Joins Senate Colleagues in Push to Reinstate COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick and Family Leave
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2022
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Letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Grassley, Warren Call On FDA To Finalize Rule On OTC Hearing Aids Without Delay
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Following The 29th Anniversary Of FMLA, Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Push To Reinstate Covid-19 Emergency Paid Sick And Family Leave
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 7, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Tillis Calls for Extension of Pandemic Telehealth Expansion
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 7, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Klobuchar, Smith, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urge Extension of Pandemic Telehealth Services
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 7, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Blackburn, Colleagues Call for Extension of Pandemic Telehealth Expansion
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 4, 2022
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Letter to Postmaster General Dejoy, United States Postal Service - SENATORS MARKEY AND HEINRICH, CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES URGE POSTMASTER GENERAL DEJOY AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO ABANDON HARMFUL POSTAL SERVICE PROCUREMENT PLAN, DRAMATICALLY INCREASE MAIL DELIVERY FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 4, 2022
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Letter to Hon Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Extension Of Telehealth Expansion
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 4, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Hon. Rochelle P. Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - REPS. MONDAIRE JONES AND RITCHIE TORRES LEAD COLLEAGUES IN URGING CDC AND CMS TO MAKE INJECTABLE HIV PREVENTION DRUG FREE
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 3, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Letter To President Biden Urging Funding For PFAS Research And Remediation In FY2023 Budget Request
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 3, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense and Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Brown, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Lack of Oversight to Prevent Veteran Suicide
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 2, 2022
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Ahead of SURS Program Expiration, Bennet, Cassidy, Welch, Burgess Introduce Legislation to Extend Technical Support Program for Clinicians in Small Practices
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 2, 2022
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Cassidy, Bennet, Welch, Burgess Introduce Legislation to Extend Technical Support Program for Small, Rural Health Practices
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 2, 2022
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Senate VA Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Provide Health Care for Post-9/11 Toxic-Exposed Veterans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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