| April 22, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Durbin, Colleagues Push Treasury To Ensure Americans Without Broadband Can Receive Economic Impact Payments
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Minority Leader - Kilmer Urges Congress to Prioritize Anti-Hunger Efforts in Next Relief Package
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 27, 2020
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Senators Leahy, Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch Call on SSA to Hire More Social Security Field Staff in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 12, 2019
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Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Cardin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce New Legislation To Expand Telehealth Services, Improve Health Outcomes, And Cut Costs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 23, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2019
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CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 20, 2019
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Tweet - "It makes no sense that billionaires pay no more into Social Security than someone making $132,900 a year. We will lift the Social Security payroll tax cap and provide a $1,300 a year benefit increase for the most vulnerable seniors."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 14, 2019
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Van Hollen Cosponsors Reparations Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 11, 2019
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Sanders, Co-sponsors Unveil Legislation to Put Territories on Par with States for Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 24, 2019
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Brown Introduces Bill to Stop Government from Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 27, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Release of Never-Made-Public CMS ACA Marketing Studies and Data
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 19, 2019
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Kuster, Pappas and New England House Congressional Delegation Colleagues Condemn LIHEAP Cuts
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 6, 2019
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Sanders, Velázquez Unveil Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 13, 2019
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Sanders, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 1, 2019
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Schrader, Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Loophole
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 4, 2019
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Walberg, Welch Reintroduce Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 13, 2018
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House Passes Welch Legislation Closing Drug Company Loophole
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2018
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Welch to Vote for Farm Bill Compromise, Citing Benefits to Vermont Agriculture and the Defeat of Draconian Cuts to Nutrition Programs
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Dec. 12, 2018
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Schrader, Welch Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Drug Rebate Loophole Passes the House
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 11, 2018
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Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Nov. 5, 2018
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CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 13, 2018
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Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 5, 2018
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Sanders, Khanna Introduce Bill to Get Billionaires Off Welfare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 27, 2018
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Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 27, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Co-Chair Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multi-Employer Pension Plans - McKinley Fights for Retired Coal Miners
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Reps. Doggett, Welch and Cummings Unveil Bold, Market-Driven Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 21, 2018
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Letter to the honorable Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representitive to the United Nations - U.N. Ambassador Dismisses Report on Extreme Poverty in America in Letter to Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 20, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 16, 2018
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Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protect and Serve Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| May 9, 2018
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Norcross, Sanders, Pocan, DeLauro Introduce Workplace Democracy Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 26, 2018
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Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 19, 2018
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As Republicans In Congress Move To Take Away SNAP Food Assistance For Low-Income Families Across The Country, Gillibrand Introduces New Legislation With Sanders, Warren, Booker, And Harris To Expand Food Assistance For Our Most Vulnerable Children
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Demands Increased Funding for Social Security in Government Funding Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 1, 2018
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With Snap Under Attack, Murphy, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Ensure Recipients Seeking Employment Don't Unfairly Lose Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 9, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Honor Veterans' Emergency Care Claims
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2018
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Letter to Michael Shores, Director of Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs - Limiting Caregiver Support Services
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley, Ranking Member Larson Lead Letter Urging President Trump to Support Increased Funding for the Social Security Administration
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Dec. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House - Don't Count on Us to Fix the PAYGO Problem You've Created with the GOP's Tax Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 5, 2017
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Sanders to Trump: Keep Your Promises to Protect Social Security and Medicare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 3, 2017
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Sanders Challenges Trump to Reject GOP Plan to Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 15, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Ajit V. Pai, FCC Chairman - Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 31, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Senate Committee on Appropriations - Sanders Calls for Reversing Social Security Cuts to Improve Deteriorating Customer Service
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 25, 2017
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Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2017
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Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Reject Proposed GOP Budgets that Cut Critical Medicare and Medicaid Programs in Order to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 29, 2017
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Walberg and Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Medicaid Fraud, Protect Patients
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 28, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives - Members of Congress to Reject Cuts to Safety Net Hospitals
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 30, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Let's End Backroom Deals
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 14, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cms Announces Complex Rehab Technology Change in Response to Congressional Letter
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 30, 2017
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Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Ranking Member Patty Murray - Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump's Budget
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 25, 2017
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$15 Minimum Wage Introduced with Broad Support in Senate and House
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 24, 2017
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Sanders Statement on Release of CBO Score of Republican Health Care Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 9, 2017
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Sanders, Kaptur Announce Bill to Restore Retirement Security for 10 Million
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 9, 2017
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Sanders, Kaptur Introduce Bill to Resotre Retirement Security for 10 Million
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 17, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Postpone FDA Hearing, Allow Senate Its 1st Hearing on Trumpcare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2017
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Legislation Introduced to Expand Social Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 8, 2017
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Sanders: Trump Must Pledge to Veto Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 4, 2017
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Welch Introduces Bill to Force Drug Corporations to Negotiate Medicare Prescription Drug Prices
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Dec. 7, 2016
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Letter to the Honorable President-Elect, Donald Trump - Clarify Whether You Oppose Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 21, 2016
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Sanders Calls on Trump to Keep His Promise to Defend Social Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2016
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Sanders: Benefit Increase Too Small for Americans Relying on Social Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 2, 2016
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Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 18, 2016
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Welch Announces Legislation to Make Summer Meals More Available to Kids in Need
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| July 15, 2016
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Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare-and Medicaid Services - Update Current Lead Screening Policy to Protect Children from Lead Hazards, Prevent Life-Long Health Effects
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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