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Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commision - Address Potential Impacts of "Stingray" Technology on 911, Communities of Color
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Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call to Hold Wells Fargo Executives Accountable
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Sept. 26, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Demanding Answers from DHS on Use of Private Prisons
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Sept. 19, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call for US Marshalls Service to End Reliance on For-Profit Prison Industry
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Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, US Senate - Reject Efforts to Block Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
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Letter to the Hon. Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - DHS Private Prison Use
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Aug. 18, 2016
Sanders Applauds Decision to End Federal Use of Private Prisons
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Grijalva, Sanders Respond to DOJ Announcement Ending Reliance on Private Prisons
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Aug. 4, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
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June 24, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case
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June 23, 2016
The Washington Post - Bernie Sanders: Here's What we Want
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June 23, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Immigration Case
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May 26, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. - Sanders, Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley Slam GOP Attempt to Block Fossil Fuel Fraud Investigation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communication Commission - Urging Justice for Telecommunications Consumers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2016
Representatives DeSaulnier, Welch, Lowenthal, Watson Coleman, and Lieu Introduce Bill to Establish Criminal Penalties for Polluting Automakers
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April 17, 2016
Sanders Statement on 9/11 Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 14, 2016
CNN - Full transcript: CNN Democratic Debate
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April 1, 2016
Leahy, Sanders, Welch File Brief To DC Circuit Court Supporting Clean Power Plan
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March 29, 2016
Sanders Statement on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 16, 2016
Sanders Statement on President Obama's Supreme Court Nomination
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016
Sanders: Corrupt Campaign Finance System Props up Rigged Economy
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 7, 2016
Transcript of the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 2, 2016
Sanders Statement on Key Abortion Law Case
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2016
Statement on Justice Scalia
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 10, 2016
Welch Statement on Supreme Court Clean Power Plan Decision
Sen. Peter Welch
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Politician
Oct. 6, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commision - Address Potential Impacts of "Stingray" Technology on 911, Communities of Color
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call to Hold Wells Fargo Executives Accountable
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Demanding Answers from DHS on Use of Private Prisons
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 19, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call for US Marshalls Service to End Reliance on For-Profit Prison Industry
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, US Senate - Reject Efforts to Block Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 22, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - DHS Private Prison Use
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 18, 2016
Sanders Applauds Decision to End Federal Use of Private Prisons
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 18, 2016
Grijalva, Sanders Respond to DOJ Announcement Ending Reliance on Private Prisons
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 4, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 24, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2016
The Washington Post - Bernie Sanders: Here's What we Want
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Immigration Case
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. - Sanders, Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley Slam GOP Attempt to Block Fossil Fuel Fraud Investigation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 28, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communication Commission - Urging Justice for Telecommunications Consumers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2016
Representatives DeSaulnier, Welch, Lowenthal, Watson Coleman, and Lieu Introduce Bill to Establish Criminal Penalties for Polluting Automakers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 17, 2016
Sanders Statement on 9/11 Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 14, 2016
CNN - Full transcript: CNN Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 1, 2016
Leahy, Sanders, Welch File Brief To DC Circuit Court Supporting Clean Power Plan
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 29, 2016
Sanders Statement on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 16, 2016
Sanders Statement on President Obama's Supreme Court Nomination
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016
Sanders: Corrupt Campaign Finance System Props up Rigged Economy
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 7, 2016
Transcript of the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 2, 2016
Sanders Statement on Key Abortion Law Case
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2016
Statement on Justice Scalia
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 10, 2016
Welch Statement on Supreme Court Clean Power Plan Decision
Sen.Peter Welch
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