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Dec. 13, 2018
House Passes Welch Legislation Closing Drug Company Loophole
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
Welch to Vote for Farm Bill Compromise, Citing Benefits to Vermont Agriculture and the Defeat of Draconian Cuts to Nutrition Programs
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 12, 2018
Schrader, Welch Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Drug Rebate Loophole Passes the House
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2018
Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act
Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 5, 2018
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 13, 2018
Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2018
Sanders, Khanna Introduce Bill to Get Billionaires Off Welfare
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 27, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2018
Reps. Doggett, Welch and Cummings Unveil Bold, Market-Driven Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2018
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch
May 9, 2018
Norcross, Sanders, Pocan, DeLauro Introduce Workplace Democracy Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 19, 2018
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 19, 2018
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 1, 2018
With Snap Under Attack, Murphy, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Ensure Recipients Seeking Employment Don't Unfairly Lose Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 9, 2018
Letter to the Honorable David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Honor Veterans' Emergency Care Claims
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to Michael Shores, Director of Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs - Limiting Caregiver Support Services
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley, Ranking Member Larson Lead Letter Urging President Trump to Support Increased Funding for the Social Security Administration
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Sanders to Trump: Keep Your Promises to Protect Social Security and Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 3, 2017
Sanders Challenges Trump to Reject GOP Plan to Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit V. Pai, FCC Chairman - Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Senate Committee on Appropriations - Sanders Calls for Reversing Social Security Cuts to Improve Deteriorating Customer Service
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 25, 2017
Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2017
Walberg and Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Medicaid Fraud, Protect Patients
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Let's End Backroom Deals
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 30, 2017
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 25, 2017
$15 Minimum Wage Introduced with Broad Support in Senate and House
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2017
Sanders Statement on Release of CBO Score of Republican Health Care Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2017
Sanders, Kaptur Announce Bill to Restore Retirement Security for 10 Million
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2017
Sanders, Kaptur Introduce Bill to Resotre Retirement Security for 10 Million
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2017
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Legislation Introduced to Expand Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 8, 2017
Sanders: Trump Must Pledge to Veto Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 4, 2017
Welch Introduces Bill to Force Drug Corporations to Negotiate Medicare Prescription Drug Prices
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable President-Elect, Donald Trump - Clarify Whether You Oppose Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2016
Sanders Calls on Trump to Keep His Promise to Defend Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2016
Sanders: Benefit Increase Too Small for Americans Relying on Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2016
Welch Announces Legislation to Make Summer Meals More Available to Kids in Need
Sen. Peter Welch
July 15, 2016
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
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date
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Politician
Dec. 13, 2018
House Passes Welch Legislation Closing Drug Company Loophole
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 12, 2018
Welch to Vote for Farm Bill Compromise, Citing Benefits to Vermont Agriculture and the Defeat of Draconian Cuts to Nutrition Programs
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 12, 2018
Schrader, Welch Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Drug Rebate Loophole Passes the House
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 11, 2018
Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act
Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 5, 2018
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 13, 2018
Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2018
Sanders, Khanna Introduce Bill to Get Billionaires Off Welfare
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 27, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 27, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 25, 2018
Reps. Doggett, Welch and Cummings Unveil Bold, Market-Driven Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2018
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch
May 9, 2018
Norcross, Sanders, Pocan, DeLauro Introduce Workplace Democracy Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Mr. Donald J. Trump, President - Revoke Recent Executive Order on Poverty
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 19, 2018
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 19, 2018
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 1, 2018
With Snap Under Attack, Murphy, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Ensure Recipients Seeking Employment Don't Unfairly Lose Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 9, 2018
Letter to the Honorable David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Honor Veterans' Emergency Care Claims
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to Michael Shores, Director of Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs - Limiting Caregiver Support Services
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Crowley, Ranking Member Larson Lead Letter Urging President Trump to Support Increased Funding for the Social Security Administration
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary and Deputy Secretary, HHS - Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Sanders to Trump: Keep Your Promises to Protect Social Security and Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 3, 2017
Sanders Challenges Trump to Reject GOP Plan to Cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit V. Pai, FCC Chairman - Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Senate Committee on Appropriations - Sanders Calls for Reversing Social Security Cuts to Improve Deteriorating Customer Service
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 25, 2017
Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2017
Walberg and Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Medicaid Fraud, Protect Patients
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 27, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Let's End Backroom Deals
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 30, 2017
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 25, 2017
$15 Minimum Wage Introduced with Broad Support in Senate and House
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2017
Sanders Statement on Release of CBO Score of Republican Health Care Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2017
Sanders, Kaptur Announce Bill to Restore Retirement Security for 10 Million
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2017
Sanders, Kaptur Introduce Bill to Resotre Retirement Security for 10 Million
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2017
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2017
Legislation Introduced to Expand Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 8, 2017
Sanders: Trump Must Pledge to Veto Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 4, 2017
Welch Introduces Bill to Force Drug Corporations to Negotiate Medicare Prescription Drug Prices
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable President-Elect, Donald Trump - Clarify Whether You Oppose Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2016
Sanders Calls on Trump to Keep His Promise to Defend Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2016
Sanders: Benefit Increase Too Small for Americans Relying on Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 18, 2016
Welch Announces Legislation to Make Summer Meals More Available to Kids in Need
Sen.Peter Welch
July 15, 2016
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
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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