| June 11, 2024
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Tweet - "It is immoral that families are being evicted, having their heat disconnected, or having their wages garnished because of crippling medical debt while the health care industry made more than $100b in profits last year."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 20, 2024
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Sanders Sends Letter to Attorney General as BlackRock Appears to Violate Federal Law
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 28, 2023
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NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Retirement Savings Stagnate for Middle-Class Americans, While the Wealthy See Huge Gains
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 25, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 15, 2023
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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees: Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 12, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Silicon Valley Bank
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 15, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Starbucks CEO Refusal to Testify
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter to Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 7, 2023
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - NEWS: Chairman Sanders and All Democratic Members of HELP Committee Invite Starbucks CEO to Testify at Hearing on Company's Labor Practices
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2023
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Letter to Michelle Korsmo, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association - Senators Warren, Sanders, Murray Push National Restaurant Association for Answers Following Bombshell Report of Misuse of Food Safety Training Funds
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2023
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Letter to Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna - Senators Warren, Welch Raise Concerns over Moderna's Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 2, 2022
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Letter to US Bank Regulators - Senator Markey Joins Representative Omar and Senator Warren in Leading Letter to Call on Regulators to Improve Banking Access for Communities of Color
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "Profits in last 2 quarters Exxon:⬆️228% to $38 billion Chevron:⬆️149% to $23 billion Shell:⬆️117% to $21 billion These companies are spending $63 billion in stock buybacks & dividends - a massive transfer of wealth from the working class to the top 1%. Windfall profits tax NOW!"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate profits are at a 70-year high, median wages have gone down the sharpest in 25 years and corporations are spending $1 trillion on stock buybacks. Our goal must not be to "get wages down." Our goal must be to end corporate greed. The Fed must stop raising interest rates."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2022
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Letter to Bernard de Saint-Affrique, CEO of Danone, Shane Grant, CEO of Danone North America - Welch, Pingree, Kuster, and Golden Urge Danone to Fulfill Commitment to Northeast Organic Dairy Farms
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Durbin, Welch Statement On Federal Reserve's New Rule To Ensure Debit Card Competition
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, Mellody Hobson, Chair of the Starbucks Board of Directors - Markey, Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal Blast Starbucks for Brazen, Illegal Union-busting Campaign
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 3, 2022
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Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2022
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Letter to Jor-El Godsey, President of Heartbeat International - Markey Joins Warren, Colleagues in Demanding Answers From Heartbeat International About the Collection -- and Potential Disclosure -- of Reproductive Health Information
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2022
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Reps. Welch and Gooden Introduce Bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Tweet - "If Howard Schultz, the Starbucks CEO, who is worth $4 billion can afford a $145 million, 254-foot super yacht with a helicopter pad, you know what? He can afford to negotiate a fair first contract with Starbucks workers who voted to form a union in over 230 locations in America."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Letter to Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Calls on Administration to Release Unspent COVID Relief Funds to Restaurants
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2022
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Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Applaud CRA Proposed Rule, Push for More Support for Underserved Communities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 21, 2022
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Tweet - "The function of a rational health care system is to provide quality care to all in a cost-effective way, not make billionaires like Jeff Bezos even richer. At a time of growing concentration of ownership, the Justice Department must deny Amazon's acquisition of One Medical."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 19, 2022
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Manchin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Small Business Administration to Process Remaining COVID Loan Applications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 18, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the US Small Business Administration - Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging SBA to Process All Eligible COVID EIDL Applications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Opposes All Blank Checks to Chip Companies
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 12, 2022
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Tweet - "On #PrimeDay, let's not forget. Amazon blamed "inflation" on a 17% price hike in a Prime membership after its profits soared 450% since the pandemic to a record $38 billion while avoiding $5 billion in taxes, spending $4 million on union busting & denying workers paid sick leave."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 11, 2022
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Letters to CEOs of Financial Institutions - An Hollen, Colleagues Press Big Banks on Widespread Zelle Fraud
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 10, 2022
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Tweet - "Cherry Garcia. Phish Food. Chunky Monkey. Super Fudge Chunk. Ben & Jerry not only revolutionized the world of ice cream, but they also showed the world what a progressive and community-minded business could look like."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 6, 2022
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Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission - Protect Data Privacy of People Seeking Reproductive Health Care
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 18, 2022
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Tweet - "Last year, 3 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in America -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie -- increased their profits by 90 percent to $54 billion -- while half of the new brand name drugs now cost over $180,000. Obscene."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 19, 2022
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Letter to Joe Bae, Co-CEO of KKR & Co. Inc. - Murray, Warren, Wyden, Sanders Blast Private Equity Giant KKR for Grossly Substandard Care and Unsafe Living Conditions in Group Homes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 12, 2022
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Letter to Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services - Grassley, Whitehouse Lead Senators in Call to Fully Fund FinCEN's Anti-Money Laundering Operations
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 24, 2022
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Tweet - "At a time when many workers feel like cogs in a machine, Vermonters should be proud that at places like Switchback Brewing Company our state is helping to lead the country toward alternatives to corporate ownership."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 15, 2022
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Letter to Alfred Kelly, Chair and CEO of Visa, Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard - Sen. Marshall Urges Visa and Mastercard to Call Off Planned Swipe Fee Increases On Vulnerable American Families and Businesses
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 8, 2022
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Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-high Credit Card Rates
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 7, 2022
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NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces The Ending Corporate Greed Act alongside Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 4, 2022
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Tweet - "If you think that the recent union victories at Amazon and Starbucks are an aberration, you would be sorely mistaken. I'm on the Senate floor to talk about how workers are standing together and fighting back all over the country."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 31, 2022
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Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs
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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 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 17, 2022
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Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 16, 2022
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Tweet - "If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, a $23 million mansion with 25 bathrooms and a rocket ship to blast a comedian to outer space, you know what? Amazon can afford to give its employees a $3 raise. I stand in strong solidarity with the Amazon workers walkout."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 11, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reed Discusses Replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 10, 2022
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Tweet - "I'm delighted to see an agreement reached so that the MLB season can start. But we must prevent the greed of baseball's oligarchs from destroying the game. The best way to do that is to end MLB's antitrust exemption and I will be introducing legislation to do just that."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 9, 2022
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Tweet - "This is oligarchy. This is greed. This is callousness. Last year, over 2 million people worldwide died of hunger. At the same time, the world's 2,755 billionaires saw their wealth go up by $5 trillion -- from $8.6 trillion to $13.8 trillion. This is why we need a tax on wealth."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 25, 2022
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Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senators Urge FERC to Stop Utility Companies from Making Captive Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Polluter Lobbying
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice - REP. MONDAIRE JONES AND SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN LEAD COLLEAGUES IN SLAMMING PROPOSED SANDERSON-WAYNE POULTRY MERGER AND CALL ON DOJ TO TAKE ACTION AS AMERICANS FACE SOARING POULTRY PRICES
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Costa calls on Biden to take further action on supply chain crisis
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 20, 2022
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Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "Last year, CEOs of the top 350 firms in the U.S. made, on average, 351 times more than a typical worker. To my mind, that is absurd. It is time to end the obscene levels of income inequality in this country."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 11, 2022
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Letter to Robert Rich, Rich Products Corporation Chairman - In Support of Striking Bakery Workers in California
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 9, 2022
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Tweet - "While the owners of Walmart, the wealthiest family in the country, became over $60 billion richer during the pandemic, they are now slashing the paid leave of their employees in half. Outrageous. We must end corporate greed and raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 4, 2022
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Tweet - "The greatest weapon our opponents have is not just their unlimited wealth and power. It is their ability to create a culture that makes us feel weak and hopeless and diminishes the strength of human solidarity. We cannot let them succeed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 3, 2021
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Letter to Walter J. Scheller CEO Warrior Met Coal Inc. - Negotiate A Fair Contract With Workers Union
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Dec. 2, 2021
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Tweet - "We must build an economy that works for all Americans, not just billionaires and large corporations. Period."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Tweet - "119. That's how many days of paid leave new moms are guaranteed in Canada. Do you know how many days of paid leave they're guaranteed in the United States? Z-E-R-O. What a disgrace."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 30, 2021
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Tweet - "The time for debate by the members of the World Trade Organization is over. We must urgently move NOW to dismantle the vaccine inequality that undermines our ability to confront this crisis and make vaccine technologies available to all, regardless of wealth."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 23, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders and Warren Push for WTO Waiver on Intellectual Property Barriers Blocking Vaccine Production
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 22, 2021
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Tweet - "There is more wealth inequality today than at any point in the last 100 years."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Dr. Rand Paul Urges Senate to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 26, 2021
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Letter to Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative - Domestic PPE Production
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 15, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker - On the Employee Retention Tax Credit
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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News: Over $18 Million in Federal Aid Provided to Vermont Venues
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 13, 2021
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Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 24, 2021
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Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont Receives $5.M. In Federal Grants To Support Lending, Investment And Business Recovery From The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| June 24, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 22, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 11, 2021
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Tester, Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bring Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Protect Consumers and Small Businesses
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 10, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kuster Leads Letter to DHS Urging the Safe Re-Opening of the U.S.-Canadian Border
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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