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Oct. 14, 2013
An Attack on Seniors and Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 14, 2013
Sanders Says Seniors and Disabled Veterans Deserve More Help, Not Cuts
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2013
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Social Security Protectors
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2013
Protecting Military Pay
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2013
Letter to Stuart Delery, Assistant Attorney Gerneral, and Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Tax Lien Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Confronting Realities
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 18, 2013
Sanders, Cummings Introduce Bills to Address Dental Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2013
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2013
Letter to Democratic Colleagues - The Continuing Resolution
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 19, 2013
Sanders Welcomes Good News for Vermont Veterans' Home
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 31, 2013
Medicare for All
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript - Health Care and Entitlements
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2013
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Introduced
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2013
Bennington Banner - Legislation Would Help to Protect Nation's Seniors from Scams
Sen. Peter Welch
May 16, 2013
Welch Introduces Seniors Fraud Prevention Act
Sen. Peter Welch
May 16, 2013
Deutch, Buchanan, Welch Introduce Seniors Fraud Prevention Act
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2013
The IRS
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 8, 2013
Summit Draws Together Supporters of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 26, 2013
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 24, 2013
Senate Concurrent Resolution 15- Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index Should Not Be Use to Calculate Cost-Of-Living Adjustments for Social Security or Veterans Benefits, or to Increase the Tax Burden on Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2013
Senate Opposes Chained CPI Cuts to Social Security, Veterans' Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2013
Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2013
Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 7, 2013
Sanders, Reid, DeFazio Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: CPI and Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2013
Sanders: Budget Must Close Tax Loopholes
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 28, 2013
Sanders Questions Veterans Service Organizations on Cuts in Disability Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 27, 2013
Sanders Opposes Lew for Treasury Secretary
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 26, 2013
Chairman Sanders Addresses American Legion
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 22, 2013
As Sequester Looms, Welch Pushes Bill to Save Nearly $160 Billion and Strengthen Medicare
Sen. Peter Welch
Feb. 15, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Senators, Veterans, Seniors, Labor Unite in Opposition to Benefit Cuts for Seniors, Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 8, 2013
Welch Urges Reforming Medicare to Reward Value, not Volume; Will Push Expansion of Accountable Care Organizations
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 2, 2013
Sanders Statement on Passage of Fiscal Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 19, 2012
Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Continued
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 18, 2012
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 17, 2012
Harkin, Udall, Sanders Urge Tax Incentives for Working Families
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2012
Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2012
Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extension Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 3, 2012
VPR - 'Welch Says Budget Deal Is Increasingly Unlikely'
Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 29, 2012
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2012
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2012
Sanders Applauds White House for Taking Social Security Off the Table in Deficit Talks
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 20, 2012
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2012
Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 14, 2012
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 25, 2012
Sanders to CEOs: Look in the Mirror
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2012
Social Security COLA
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2012
Sanders: Don't Use Social Security COLA to Cut Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 14, 2013
An Attack on Seniors and Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 14, 2013
Sanders Says Seniors and Disabled Veterans Deserve More Help, Not Cuts
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2013
Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Social Security Protectors
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 30, 2013
Protecting Military Pay
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2013
Letter to Stuart Delery, Assistant Attorney Gerneral, and Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Tax Lien Programs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 19, 2013
Confronting Realities
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 18, 2013
Sanders, Cummings Introduce Bills to Address Dental Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2013
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2013
Letter to Democratic Colleagues - The Continuing Resolution
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 19, 2013
Sanders Welcomes Good News for Vermont Veterans' Home
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 31, 2013
Medicare for All
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript - Health Care and Entitlements
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2013
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Introduced
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2013
Bennington Banner - Legislation Would Help to Protect Nation's Seniors from Scams
Sen.Peter Welch
May 16, 2013
Welch Introduces Seniors Fraud Prevention Act
Sen.Peter Welch
May 16, 2013
Deutch, Buchanan, Welch Introduce Seniors Fraud Prevention Act
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2013
The IRS
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 8, 2013
Summit Draws Together Supporters of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 26, 2013
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 24, 2013
Senate Concurrent Resolution 15- Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index Should Not Be Use to Calculate Cost-Of-Living Adjustments for Social Security or Veterans Benefits, or to Increase the Tax Burden on Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2013
Senate Opposes Chained CPI Cuts to Social Security, Veterans' Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2013
Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2013
Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 7, 2013
Sanders, Reid, DeFazio Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: CPI and Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2013
Sanders: Budget Must Close Tax Loopholes
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 28, 2013
Sanders Questions Veterans Service Organizations on Cuts in Disability Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 27, 2013
Sanders Opposes Lew for Treasury Secretary
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 26, 2013
Chairman Sanders Addresses American Legion
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 22, 2013
As Sequester Looms, Welch Pushes Bill to Save Nearly $160 Billion and Strengthen Medicare
Sen.Peter Welch
Feb. 15, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Senators, Veterans, Seniors, Labor Unite in Opposition to Benefit Cuts for Seniors, Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 8, 2013
Welch Urges Reforming Medicare to Reward Value, not Volume; Will Push Expansion of Accountable Care Organizations
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2013
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 2, 2013
Sanders Statement on Passage of Fiscal Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 19, 2012
Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Continued
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 18, 2012
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 17, 2012
Harkin, Udall, Sanders Urge Tax Incentives for Working Families
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2012
Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2012
Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extension Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 3, 2012
VPR - 'Welch Says Budget Deal Is Increasingly Unlikely'
Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 29, 2012
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2012
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2012
Sanders Applauds White House for Taking Social Security Off the Table in Deficit Talks
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 20, 2012
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2012
Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 14, 2012
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 25, 2012
Sanders to CEOs: Look in the Mirror
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2012
Social Security COLA
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2012
Sanders: Don't Use Social Security COLA to Cut Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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