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Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - 65 Members Sounds Alarm on Rollback of Protections Against Abusive Debt Collection Practices Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Wyden Urges FCC to Reject Plans that Imperil the Universal Service Fund Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris, Feinstein, Senate Democrats Introduce Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act to Rescind President Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Simons - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Warns That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Increase Drug Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 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" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2019 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2019 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2019 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2019 Reps. Welch and McKinley Introduce House Companion to Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Bill Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 20, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 9, 2019 Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 2019 Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Like Wiscasset with Stranded Nuclear Waste Introduced in the Senate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 7, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Imagine what we would be able to accomplish if we invested in sending our kids to college instead of to war." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 5, 2019 Tweet - "If we care about our teachers and our kids, we must pay every teacher in America at least $60,000 a year. #StrongPublicSchools" Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 28, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2019 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." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019 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" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019 DelBene, Welch Bill to Improve Care Coordination of Seniors on Medicare Passes in Ways & Means Committee Sen. Peter Welch
Date Title Politician
Sept. 26, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - 65 Members Sounds Alarm on Rollback of Protections Against Abusive Debt Collection Practices Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Wyden Urges FCC to Reject Plans that Imperil the Universal Service Fund Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 18, 2019 Harris, Feinstein, Senate Democrats Introduce Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act to Rescind President Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Simons - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Warns That Pharmaceutical Mergers May Increase Drug Prices and Reduce Patient Access to Essential Medications Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Langevin, Welch Introduce Bill to Incentivize Energy Efficient Construction Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 5, 2019 U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Jeff Merkley Introduce Bill to Lower Americans' Energy Bills, Create Jobs, Reduce Carbon Pollution Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 4, 2019 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" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 4, 2019 Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman, House Armed Service Committee - 162 Bipartisan House Members Ask NDAA Conferees to Retain PFAS Provisions in Conference Bill Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 22, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 9, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Norman Sharpless, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, Baldwin, Sanders, Warren, Blumenthal To FDA: Hold Avexis Accountable Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 6, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Sanders Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Bill with Major Investments in Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 28, 2019 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 26, 2019 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2019 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2019 Reps. Welch and McKinley Introduce House Companion to Portman-Shaheen Energy Efficiency Bill Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 20, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 9, 2019 Menendez, Democrats Introduce Health Care Bill of Rights Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 2019 Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Like Wiscasset with Stranded Nuclear Waste Introduced in the Senate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 7, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2019 Tweet - "Imagine what we would be able to accomplish if we invested in sending our kids to college instead of to war." Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 5, 2019 Tweet - "If we care about our teachers and our kids, we must pay every teacher in America at least $60,000 a year. #StrongPublicSchools" Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2019 Cortez Masto, Colleagues Honor Anniversary of Title Ix, Landmark Civil Rights Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Education on The Basis of Sex Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 28, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2019 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." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019 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" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019 DelBene, Welch Bill to Improve Care Coordination of Seniors on Medicare Passes in Ways & Means Committee Sen.Peter Welch
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