| Nov. 4, 2019
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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Protect Access to Medical Ventilators
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Schweikert, Thompson, Welch, and Johnson Introduce Bipartisan and Bicameral Telehealth Package
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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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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 28, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Benjamin Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Slam Carson for Undercutting Transgender Rights
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 28, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Durbin Demands CFPB Investigation Of Mismanagement Of Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton Leads Letter Urging House and Senate Appropriators to Block Funding for Relocation of USDA Research Agencies
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture - Courtney, Welch lead New England delegation letter in defense of family dairy farms
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, US House of Representatives, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, US Senate, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, US House of Representatives, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, US Senate - Warren, Pressley, Sanders, and Colleagues Seek Strong, Long-Term Funding for Community Health Programs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 21, 2019
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PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge FHFA to Fulfill its Duty to Underserved, Limited-English Proficient Borrowers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless M.D., Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Leahy, Sanders, Welch Urge FDA To Swiftly Resolve Critical Drug Recall
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 16, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mark A. Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Cortez Masto, Menendez lead group of 19 senators in urging FHFA to fulfill its duty to underserved, limited-english proficient borrowers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 15, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Letter to the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Sanders, Khanna Welcome Call by Senior Obama Officials to Defund Illegal Yemen War
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 15, 2019
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CNN Democratic Primary Debate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 15, 2019
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Sanders and Omar Unveil Sweeping Legislation to Provide Universal School Meals to Children
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2019
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Tweet - "Medicare for All expands coverage to include dental care, vision care and hearing aids--because having teeth, the ability to see and the ability to hear shouldn't be luxuries."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2019
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Tweet - "Today on #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate Native communities and remember that this country owes them so much. I stand with them in the fight improve their quality of life and to protect their treaties and tribal rights."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Senators Markey and Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Blasting Trump Admin. Attack on Lighting Standards That Save Consumer Money, Combat Climate Change
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education - Kaine Calls on DeVos to Fix Mismanagement of TEPSLF Program
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 8, 2019
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Scanlon, Boyle, Welch introduce legislation to lower healthcare costs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 6, 2019
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Tweet - "Passing Medicare for All and eliminating all past-due medical debt is not only our moral obligation. It is economically necessary. Quote Tweet"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 26, 2019
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Welch and McKinley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address "Orphan Drug' Loophole in the 340B Program
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - 65 Members Sounds Alarm on Rollback of Protections Against Abusive Debt Collection Practices
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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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| Sept. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Richard Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative - Dairyland Democrats Send Letter Expressing Concerns After the Administration Strikes Backroom Deal with Japan That Could Leave the U.S. Dairy Industry Behind
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 20, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services - Funds for Substance Use Disorder
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Wyden Urges FCC to Reject Plans that Imperil the Universal Service Fund
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 18, 2019
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Harris, Feinstein, Senate Democrats Introduce Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act to Rescind President Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 17, 2019
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Letter to Chairman Simons - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Warns That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Increase Drug Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 17, 2019
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Letter to Joseph Simons, Chairman Federal Trade Commission - Harris, Colleagues Warn That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Threaten Drug Competition, Increase Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 12, 2019
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Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 12, 2019
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ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2019
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Tweet - "Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the bravery of first responders who put their lives at risk to save others. The attacks began an era of endless war for our country and we must change course."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James M. Inhoffe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Combating PFAS contamination
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Harris, Colleagues Question DHS and HHS on Decision Not to Administer Flu Vaccines for Migrant Families Held at CBP Detention Centers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 7, 2019
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Tweet - "Betsy DeVos may not agree, but we believe young people should leave school excited about the future--not saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt. We will cancel student debt and make public colleges, universities and trade schools tuition-free."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 5, 2019
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U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Tweet - "How we fund the #GreenNewDeal: -Hold the fossil fuel industry accountable -Revenue from wholesale of renewable energy -Eliminate federal fossil fuel subsidies -Scale back military spending -Tax revenue from 20 million jobs -Make the wealthy pay their fair share #ClimateTownHall"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2019
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Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Dir. for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin Demands Answers On Elimination Of Medical Deferred Action
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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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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| Aug. 22, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - Menendez, Rep. Soto Lead Bicameral Letter Requesting HUD to Immediately Publish Disaster Recovery Funds Disbursement Requirements for Puerto Rico and U.S.VI
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 20, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, Letter to the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Call to Ban Low-Yield Nuclear Missiles Deployment and Extend New START Treaty in Final Defense Authorization Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 9, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reject $100 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senator Hassan Leads Letter to Education Department, IRS on Students' Access to Financial Aid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo - Baldwin, Rubio Lead 86 Senators in Calling on Secretary Pompeo to Urge Poland to Support Restitution for Holocaust Victims and their Families
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 30, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Shaheen, Hassan Join Colleagues in Renewed Call for FCC to Protect Community Television Channels
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 28, 2019
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CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congresswoman Lee, Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders, and 146 House Members Urge Administration to Immediately Reverse Decision to Withdraw Funding from UNFPA
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 26, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Call for Reversal of Trump Administration's Gag Rule
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 25, 2019
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Reps. Welch and McKinley Introduce House Companion to Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Everyone in America should have a right to a secure retirement. As president, I will sign an executive order imposing a moratorium on future pension cuts and reversing the cuts to retirement benefits that have already been made."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 15, 2019
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Tweet - "I fought to improve and pass Obamacare. I traveled all over the country to fight the repeal of Obamacare. But I will not be deterred from ending the corporate greed that creates dysfunction in our health care system. We must pass Medicare for All."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 13, 2019
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Tweet - "We have a health care crisis. Every day, Americans die because they can't afford health care, while insurance and drug company CEOs get rich off their suffering. We cannot continue to tinker around the edges while 80 million Americans lack health insurance or are under-insured."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 12, 2019
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Tweet - "Do you want to know why we pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs? It might have something to do with the fact that the pharmaceutical industry spends endless amounts of money on lobbying and campaign contributions."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 9, 2019
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Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 9, 2019
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Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Like Wiscasset with Stranded Nuclear Waste Introduced in the Senate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 7, 2019
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Tweet - "The business model of our health care system is about making as much money as possible regardless of the suffering that profiteering creates. Our job: fight to save Philadelphia's Hahnemann Hospital and pass Medicare for All to end the greed denying health care to millions."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 6, 2019
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Tweet - "Imagine what we would be able to accomplish if we invested in sending our kids to college instead of to war."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 5, 2019
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Tweet - "If we care about our teachers and our kids, we must pay every teacher in America at least $60,000 a year. #StrongPublicSchools"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 1, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 28, 2019
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Tweet - "If you support Medicare for All, you must be willing to end the greed of the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries. That means transforming our dysfunctional system by ending the use of private health insurance, except to cover non-essential care like cosmetic surgeries."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 28, 2019
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Tweet - "It is imperative that we remain steadfast in our commitment to guarantee health care as a human right and no longer allow private corporations to make billions of dollars in profits off Americans' health care."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 27, 2019
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Tweet - "I make no apologies for opposing the war in Vietnam. I make no apologies for opposing the war in Iraq. I make no apologies for opposing the war in Yemen. And I make no apologies for now trying to prevent a war with Iran. #DemDebate2"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 27, 2019
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DelBene, Welch Bill to Improve Care Coordination of Seniors on Medicare Passes in Ways & Means Committee
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Sen. Peter Welch
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