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Jan. 9, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, GAO - Request Review of FCC Universal Service Fund Transfer
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Nominate Aggressive Head of Consumer Watchdog
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senate Dems Urge Leadership to Protect Endangered Species Act in Spending Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2017
Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed, Sanders Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2017
Report: Trump's Infrastructure Plan is Good for Wall Street, Bad for America
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 11, 2017
Legislative Package Introduced to Encourage Employee-Owned Companies
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 4, 2017
Durbin, Welch Statement On Committee Passage Of House Big Bank Bonanza Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Demanding Fair and Consistent Treatment of Student Loan Borrowers in Public Service
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 22, 2017
Sanders: Reject SEC Nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Office of Regulations and Interpretations - Democrats Urge Department of Labor Not to Delay Vital Protections for Workers, Retirees
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Senate Dems to SEC: Additional Evidence Requires Immediate Investigation Into Congressman Price's Stock Trading Activities Before Nomination Advances
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 23, 2017
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioners - Investigate Potential Violations of STOCK Act and Insider Trading Laws
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch - Regarding Hearing to Include Outside Witnesses
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 16, 2016
Led by Merkley, Warren and Sanders, Senate Democrats Roll Out New Website Inviting Personal Stories from Americans Hurt by Foreclosure King Steve Mnuchin
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representative, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Harry Reid, Minority Leader of the Senate - Pass the Miners' Protection Act by the End of This Year
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Acting Assistant General Renata B. Hesse - Block Proposed AT&T, Time Warner Merger
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. 28, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Payday Rule
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Tom Perez and David Weil, Secretary of the Department of Labor and Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division respectively - Requesting Further Investigation into the Working Conditions of Wells Fargo Bank
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 21, 2016
Letter to Mr. William J. Carr III, CEO/CIO of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust - Requesting Information on the Diversity of Asset Managers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Sanders Statement on Testimony from Wells Fargo CEO
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 19, 2016
Sanders: Have Any Criminal Inquiries in Wells Fargo Case Been Filed?
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 14, 2016
Whitehouse, Warren, Reed, Sanders & Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2016
Welch, Durbin Statement on House Committee Passage of Repeal of Wall Street Reform
Sen. Peter Welch
Aug. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters, Conyers, Johnson Lead Over 60 House Democrats in Letter Supporting CFPB Arbitration Proposal
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Finacial Protection Bureau - Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 6, 2016
Farm Credit Centennial Celebration
Sen. Peter Welch
July 6, 2016
A Revolutionary Step Forward for Higher Education
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 3, 2016
The Enquirer - "Party Platform Still Needs Work"
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC Investigation into Potential Illegal Activity Leading to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 30, 2016
Sanders Calls Clinton Plans for Puerto Rico "Too Little, Too Late'
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 20, 2016
Sanders Sides with People of Puerto Rico
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 15, 2016
The Urgency of a Moral Economy: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Centesimus Annus
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 14, 2016
CNN - Full transcript: CNN Democratic Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2016
Goldman Sachs Should Be Held Accountable for its Actions
Sen. Peter Welch
April 11, 2016
Goldman Deal Shows Wall Street Fraud, Sanders Goes Up with Ad on Rigged Economy
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2016
Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2016
Sanders: Break up Too-Big-to-Fail Banks
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 5, 2016
Sanders Statement on Panama Papers
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2016
Enough is Enough, Sanders Tells 18,500 at Bronx Rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2016
Letter to John Boozman, Chairman and Chris Coons, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2016
Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016
Chicago Mayor Picks Wall Street Pals over Public School Pupils
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Politician
Jan. 9, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, GAO - Request Review of FCC Universal Service Fund Transfer
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Nominate Aggressive Head of Consumer Watchdog
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 30, 2017
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senate Dems Urge Leadership to Protect Endangered Species Act in Spending Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2017
Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley, Reed, Sanders Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2017
Report: Trump's Infrastructure Plan is Good for Wall Street, Bad for America
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 11, 2017
Legislative Package Introduced to Encourage Employee-Owned Companies
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 4, 2017
Durbin, Welch Statement On Committee Passage Of House Big Bank Bonanza Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Demanding Fair and Consistent Treatment of Student Loan Borrowers in Public Service
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 22, 2017
Sanders: Reject SEC Nominee
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2017
Letter to the Office of Regulations and Interpretations - Democrats Urge Department of Labor Not to Delay Vital Protections for Workers, Retirees
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Senate Dems to SEC: Additional Evidence Requires Immediate Investigation Into Congressman Price's Stock Trading Activities Before Nomination Advances
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 23, 2017
Letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioners - Investigate Potential Violations of STOCK Act and Insider Trading Laws
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Orrin Hatch - Regarding Hearing to Include Outside Witnesses
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 16, 2016
Led by Merkley, Warren and Sanders, Senate Democrats Roll Out New Website Inviting Personal Stories from Americans Hurt by Foreclosure King Steve Mnuchin
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House of Representative, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Harry Reid, Minority Leader of the Senate - Pass the Miners' Protection Act by the End of This Year
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Acting Assistant General Renata B. Hesse - Block Proposed AT&T, Time Warner Merger
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. 28, 2016
Letter to Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Payday Rule
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 22, 2016
Letter to Tom Perez and David Weil, Secretary of the Department of Labor and Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division respectively - Requesting Further Investigation into the Working Conditions of Wells Fargo Bank
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 21, 2016
Letter to Mr. William J. Carr III, CEO/CIO of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust - Requesting Information on the Diversity of Asset Managers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Sanders Statement on Testimony from Wells Fargo CEO
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 19, 2016
Sanders: Have Any Criminal Inquiries in Wells Fargo Case Been Filed?
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 14, 2016
Whitehouse, Warren, Reed, Sanders & Merkley Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Lending
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2016
Welch, Durbin Statement on House Committee Passage of Repeal of Wall Street Reform
Sen.Peter Welch
Aug. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Waters, Conyers, Johnson Lead Over 60 House Democrats in Letter Supporting CFPB Arbitration Proposal
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 20, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Finacial Protection Bureau - Strengthen Proposed Small-Dollar Lending Rules
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 6, 2016
Farm Credit Centennial Celebration
Sen.Peter Welch
July 6, 2016
A Revolutionary Step Forward for Higher Education
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 3, 2016
The Enquirer - "Party Platform Still Needs Work"
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission - SEC Investigation into Potential Illegal Activity Leading to Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 30, 2016
Sanders Calls Clinton Plans for Puerto Rico "Too Little, Too Late'
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 20, 2016
Sanders Sides with People of Puerto Rico
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury - Warning Treasury Secretary That Looming Pension Cuts Would Hurt Retirees in Minnesota, Across Country
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 15, 2016
The Urgency of a Moral Economy: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Centesimus Annus
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 14, 2016
CNN - Full transcript: CNN Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 14, 2016
Goldman Sachs Should Be Held Accountable for its Actions
Sen.Peter Welch
April 11, 2016
Goldman Deal Shows Wall Street Fraud, Sanders Goes Up with Ad on Rigged Economy
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 7, 2016
Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Practices in Payday Lending
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2016
Sanders: Break up Too-Big-to-Fail Banks
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 5, 2016
Sanders Statement on Panama Papers
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2016
Enough is Enough, Sanders Tells 18,500 at Bronx Rally
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2016
Letter to John Boozman, Chairman and Chris Coons, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2016
Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 12, 2016
Chicago Mayor Picks Wall Street Pals over Public School Pupils
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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