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June 23, 2022 Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Making Bold Investments in Affordable Child Care for Families Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2022 Budgetary Revisions Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2022 Tweet - "In the French elections, given the choice between progressives who want to increase taxes on the rich, or right-wing extremists who are viciously anti-immigrant, the pro-business "centrist" party of Macron just couldn't make a choice. There's a lesson to be learned here." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2022 Tweet - "Understanding the horrors and lasting legacy of slavery is a critical step to making the changes we need in our world today. Today, on Juneteenth, we must recommit to building a nation based on justice and compassion." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 18, 2022 Tweet - "Last year, 3 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in America -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie -- increased their profits by 90 percent to $54 billion -- while half of the new brand name drugs now cost over $180,000. Obscene." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 17, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Crow & Speier Press to Expand Abortion Access & Support for US Servicemembers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2022 Letter to Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, and Leader McCarthy - As Benefits Cliff Rapidly Approaches, Bennet Joins Colleagues in Push to Fight Food Insecurity Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2022 Rep. Peter Welch's Statement on Senate Passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act Sen. Peter Welch
June 16, 2022 Tweet - "The Democratic Party cannot continue to ignore the needs of the working class of our country and expect to retain majority control in the US House and US Senate. It's time to show which side we're on. It's time to start voting." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Investments in Reconciliation Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "Today, someone who makes $147,000 a year pays the same amount of Social Security taxes as a millionaire or billionaire. Does that make sense to you?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden is absolutely right. The big oil companies are making obscene profits gouging working Americans at an unprecedented level. Democrats in Congress should support the president's fight against their greed and enact a windfall profits tax NOW." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Tweet - "Right now, there are 1,500 paid lobbyists from both parties in Washington working overtime to make sure we don't represent our constituents who are dying and are sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for prescription drugs. What a disgrace." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Tlaib, and Committee Democrats Push to Include the "Middle Eastern or North African" Response Category in U.S. Census, Federal Data Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Making Gaza's beaches safe for swimming is a small but important step in addressing Gaza's environmental and humanitarian crisis. We must continue to bring people together for these efforts in Palestine and across the region." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "Greed. Greed. Greed. Since 2008, the median price for new brand name drugs soared from $2,115 to $180,000 while 3 pharmaceutical companies made $54 billion in profits last year. How many more people need to die before Congress has the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Letter to Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - NEWS: Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory and Drop Objections Ahead of Critical NLRB Hearing Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "The January 6th hearings remind us that politics today is not a debate over ideas. It's about whether we maintain our democratic form of government against those who propagate a Big Lie, violence and authoritarianism." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Warren, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security by $2,400 a Year and Extend Solvency for 75 Years Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 Letter to Scott W. Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial - NEWS: Sanders and Baldwin Lead Letter in Support of Striking CNH Industrial Workers in Wisconsin and Iowa Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2022 -9999 Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 7, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Warren Lead Over 20 Senators Urging President Biden to Issue Executive Order to Defend Americans' Right to an Abortion Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2022 Tweet - "The time is long overdue to legalize marijuana nationally, expunge past marijuana convictions and ensure revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in the communities most impacted by the failed war on drugs." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Saving and Expanding Social Security Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 Tweet - "1 in 7 older Americans rely on Social Security for more than 90% of their income. Maybe, just maybe, instead of cutting Social Security, we should expand it." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Tweet - "The time for endless talk is over. We must vote on Build Back Better THIS MONTH. Let those who are opposed explain why. The vast majority in our caucus deserve a chance to show they can stand up to powerful special interests and represent working families. We must vote NOW." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Yes, it is more important to protect the babies of this country than the huge CEO compensation packages and stock buybacks of an infant formula company that lied to the FDA. That's not a radical idea." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is right. Let's cut drug prices in half by strengthening the provision in the House-passed Build Back Better legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices like the VA has done for years, and pass the whole package with 50 votes next week. It's time to vote." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022 Pressley, Markey, Warren, Colleagues Demand App-Based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety Following Worker Deaths Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2022 Tweet - "Today, Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 27, 2022 Tweet - "Congratulations to Starbucks Workers United for winning the 100th union election at Starbucks coffee shops all over America. I say to Howard Schultz: Stop the union busting. Obey the law. Negotiate a fair contract with your workers now -- no more delays. Enough is enough." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 26, 2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Speaks With Students Participating in "Vermont Day" at the Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, and Ranking Member Inhofe - Closure of Guantanamo Bay Through NDAA Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "It is tragic but unsurprising that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be sent to prison for 9 years. Putin's authoritarian regime cannot tolerate dissent, especially from someone who exposes the enormous wealth Putin and his cronies have stolen from the Russian people." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Whitehouse, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer to Bring Big Oil Windfall Profit Tax to the Floor Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 24, 2022 Tweet - "The horrific rampage in TX once again makes clear that there are some very sick people in this country with guns in their hands who should not have them. Congress may not be able to end this problem, but we must at least pass commonsense gun reforms to finally protect the public." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2022 Letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google - Limit Collection and Storage of Location Data Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2022 Tweet - "No government -- not the federal government, not the state government and not the city government -- should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters and labor law violators." Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2022 Tweet - "The oligarchs in Davos party, the poor suffer. While 260 million people throughout the world will likely be pushed into extreme poverty this year -- trying to survive on less than $2 a day -- over 2,000 billionaires across the globe became $3.78 trillion richer during the pandemic." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
June 23, 2022 Tweet - "In 2020, 45,000 Americans died from gun-related injuries. We've recently seen horrific mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The Supreme Court's response: loosen gun safety laws. Six justices are way out of touch with reality." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Making Bold Investments in Affordable Child Care for Families Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 23, 2022 Budgetary Revisions Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2022 Tweet - "In the French elections, given the choice between progressives who want to increase taxes on the rich, or right-wing extremists who are viciously anti-immigrant, the pro-business "centrist" party of Macron just couldn't make a choice. There's a lesson to be learned here." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2022 Tweet - "Understanding the horrors and lasting legacy of slavery is a critical step to making the changes we need in our world today. Today, on Juneteenth, we must recommit to building a nation based on justice and compassion." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 18, 2022 Tweet - "Last year, 3 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in America -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie -- increased their profits by 90 percent to $54 billion -- while half of the new brand name drugs now cost over $180,000. Obscene." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 17, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Crow & Speier Press to Expand Abortion Access & Support for US Servicemembers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2022 Letter to Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, and Leader McCarthy - As Benefits Cliff Rapidly Approaches, Bennet Joins Colleagues in Push to Fight Food Insecurity Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2022 Rep. Peter Welch's Statement on Senate Passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act Sen.Peter Welch
June 16, 2022 Tweet - "The Democratic Party cannot continue to ignore the needs of the working class of our country and expect to retain majority control in the US House and US Senate. It's time to show which side we're on. It's time to start voting." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Investments in Reconciliation Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "Today, someone who makes $147,000 a year pays the same amount of Social Security taxes as a millionaire or billionaire. Does that make sense to you?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 15, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden is absolutely right. The big oil companies are making obscene profits gouging working Americans at an unprecedented level. Democrats in Congress should support the president's fight against their greed and enact a windfall profits tax NOW." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Tweet - "Right now, there are 1,500 paid lobbyists from both parties in Washington working overtime to make sure we don't represent our constituents who are dying and are sick and tired of paying outrageous prices for prescription drugs. What a disgrace." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Tlaib, and Committee Democrats Push to Include the "Middle Eastern or North African" Response Category in U.S. Census, Federal Data Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Making Gaza's beaches safe for swimming is a small but important step in addressing Gaza's environmental and humanitarian crisis. We must continue to bring people together for these efforts in Palestine and across the region." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2022 Tweet - "Ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons. Prohibit high-capacity magazines. Expand background checks. End the gun show loophole. If we can't get 60 votes in the Senate, then we must end the filibuster." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "Greed. Greed. Greed. Since 2008, the median price for new brand name drugs soared from $2,115 to $180,000 while 3 pharmaceutical companies made $54 billion in profits last year. How many more people need to die before Congress has the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 10, 2022 Letter to Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - NEWS: Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory and Drop Objections Ahead of Critical NLRB Hearing Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 10, 2022 Tweet - "The January 6th hearings remind us that politics today is not a debate over ideas. It's about whether we maintain our democratic form of government against those who propagate a Big Lie, violence and authoritarianism." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 NEWS: Sanders, Warren, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security by $2,400 a Year and Extend Solvency for 75 Years Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "LIVE: At a time when half of older Americans have no retirement savings and millions of senior citizens are living in poverty, our job is to expand Social Security by demanding the wealthy pay their fair share." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 9, 2022 Letter to Scott W. Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial - NEWS: Sanders and Baldwin Lead Letter in Support of Striking CNH Industrial Workers in Wisconsin and Iowa Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2022 -9999 Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 7, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murray, Warren Lead Over 20 Senators Urging President Biden to Issue Executive Order to Defend Americans' Right to an Abortion Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2022 Tweet - "The time is long overdue to legalize marijuana nationally, expunge past marijuana convictions and ensure revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in the communities most impacted by the failed war on drugs." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Saving and Expanding Social Security Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 3, 2022 Tweet - "1 in 7 older Americans rely on Social Security for more than 90% of their income. Maybe, just maybe, instead of cutting Social Security, we should expand it." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Tweet - "The time for endless talk is over. We must vote on Build Back Better THIS MONTH. Let those who are opposed explain why. The vast majority in our caucus deserve a chance to show they can stand up to powerful special interests and represent working families. We must vote NOW." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 2, 2022 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Yes, it is more important to protect the babies of this country than the huge CEO compensation packages and stock buybacks of an infant formula company that lied to the FDA. That's not a radical idea." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022 Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is right. Let's cut drug prices in half by strengthening the provision in the House-passed Build Back Better legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices like the VA has done for years, and pass the whole package with 50 votes next week. It's time to vote." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022 Pressley, Markey, Warren, Colleagues Demand App-Based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety Following Worker Deaths Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2022 Tweet - "Today, Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 27, 2022 Tweet - "Congratulations to Starbucks Workers United for winning the 100th union election at Starbucks coffee shops all over America. I say to Howard Schultz: Stop the union busting. Obey the law. Negotiate a fair contract with your workers now -- no more delays. Enough is enough." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Ahead of Biden Visit to Israel, Stansbury, Merkley, 19 Senators and 62 Representatives Urge Administration to Engage Israeli Government to Prevent Evictions in Masafer Yatta Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 26, 2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2022 NEWS: Sanders Speaks With Students Participating in "Vermont Day" at the Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 26, 2022 Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, and Ranking Member Inhofe - Closure of Guantanamo Bay Through NDAA Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "Enough is enough. We must abolish the filibuster and pass gun safety legislation NOW. No one in America needs an AR-15. How many more children, mothers and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2022 Tweet - "It is tragic but unsurprising that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be sent to prison for 9 years. Putin's authoritarian regime cannot tolerate dissent, especially from someone who exposes the enormous wealth Putin and his cronies have stolen from the Russian people." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Whitehouse, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer to Bring Big Oil Windfall Profit Tax to the Floor Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 24, 2022 Tweet - "The horrific rampage in TX once again makes clear that there are some very sick people in this country with guns in their hands who should not have them. Congress may not be able to end this problem, but we must at least pass commonsense gun reforms to finally protect the public." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2022 Letter to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google - Limit Collection and Storage of Location Data Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2022 Tweet - "No government -- not the federal government, not the state government and not the city government -- should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters and labor law violators." Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2022 Tweet - "The oligarchs in Davos party, the poor suffer. While 260 million people throughout the world will likely be pushed into extreme poverty this year -- trying to survive on less than $2 a day -- over 2,000 billionaires across the globe became $3.78 trillion richer during the pandemic." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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