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April 1, 2022 Sanders Urges VA Secretary to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape and Expand Health Care for All Veterans Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "The organizing victory at Amazon on Staten Island is a signal that American workers will no longer accept exploitation. They're tired of working longer hours for lower wages. They want an economy that works for all, not just Jeff Bezos. Congratulations to @amazonlabor ." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Corporate Greed Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Durbin Joins Murphy In Urging Biden Administration To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Samantha Power, Administrator of the U. S. Agency for International Development - Kaine & Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Push International Donors to Fulfill $3.8 Billion Funding Gap to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2022 Tweet - "Anybody who thinks we do not have an oligarchy right here in America is sorely mistaken. The question before us is whether we will stand with the billionaires and big money interests or will we stand with the working families of this country and protect their interests." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2022 Tweet - "When we talk about oligarchy in America we are talking about 700 billionaires who became nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic & pay a lower tax rate than a nurse while the child poverty rate soared by 41% in January because the expanded Child Tax Credit ended." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 25, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - Rep. Demings Supports Pro-Ukraine Intelligence Measures Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Staffing Crisis Across EMS Departments Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022--Motion to Proceed-- Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 Tweet - "Why does Putin fear Alexei Navalny? Because Navalny exposed Putin's enormous corruption, and the unimaginable wealth Putin has stolen from the Russian people. That's why Putin is trying to discredit and silence him. Release Navalny now!" Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2022 Letter to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information - E&c Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Investments Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - House Intelligence Committee Members Urge IC to Support Humanitarian Efforts, Declassify and Catalogue Potential War Crimes Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 20, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2022 Welch Supports Major Funding Legislation, Including Ten Welch Community Projects and Aid to Ukraine Sen. Peter Welch
March 17, 2022 Letter to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Call for Review of Wells Fargo Refinancing Process Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wyden, Merkley Urge White House to Include $4 Billion in Homeless Assistance Grants in its FY2023 Budget Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, a $23 million mansion with 25 bathrooms and a rocket ship to blast a comedian to outer space, you know what? Amazon can afford to give its employees a $3 raise. I stand in strong solidarity with the Amazon workers walkout." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Sanders, Colleagues Call on VA to Protect Veterans' Care Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Sanders Amendment to Double Funding for Nurses Passes Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Tweet - "Why is the price of oil LOWER today than it was in 2014 while the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is 80 cents a gallon HIGHER than it was eight years ago? Answer: Corporate greed. Now is no time for profiteering. Now is the time for a windfall profits tax." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 14, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Negotiations on Historic Climate Investments Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Letter to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform - Grassley Pushes For Financial Management Oversight At Department Of Defense Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense Department of Defense - Reps. Gallego, Crow, Jacobs, Larsen, Malinowski Lead Call for Progress on Civilian Harm at DOD Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 12, 2022 Tweet - "If we can spend $782 billion on the military industrial complex and handout $52 billion in corporate welfare to the profitable micro-chip industry, please do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All during a pandemic or the Green New Deal during a climate emergency." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reed Discusses Replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 10, 2022 Tweet - "I'm delighted to see an agreement reached so that the MLB season can start. But we must prevent the greed of baseball's oligarchs from destroying the game. The best way to do that is to end MLB's antitrust exemption and I will be introducing legislation to do just that." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2022 Sanders Statement on End of MLB Lockout Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security, and Tae Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Reps. Grijalva Calls for End to Title 42 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee Demands Investigations Into Price Gouging by Oil Companies Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Tweet - "This is oligarchy. This is greed. This is callousness. Last year, over 2 million people worldwide died of hunger. At the same time, the world's 2,755 billionaires saw their wealth go up by $5 trillion -- from $8.6 trillion to $13.8 trillion. This is why we need a tax on wealth." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2022 Tweet - "If there's one thing to learn from this horrible crisis it's this: We must end our dependence on big oil & authoritarian regimes for expensive fossil fuels that are destroying the planet & harming our economy. Now, more than ever, we need a Manhattan Project for renewable energy." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Calls For Senate To Extend USDA School Meal Programs; Calls For McConnell To Drop "Callous Opposition' Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Addressing Rising Prices and Severe Supply Chain Issues, Sinema Urges Congressional Leaders to Continue Boosting American Semiconductor Investments Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 8, 2022 Sanders Statement on Passage of Major Postal Reform Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Today the Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act. Is this all that is needed to fix the problems of the Postal Service? No, it is not. But it's an important step forward for one of our nation's most important government agencies, for its workers, and for our communities." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 -9999 Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 5, 2022 Tweet - "Super-large yachts have become the status symbol of the billionaire class. And Russian oligarchs are not the only people who own them. While half of our people work paycheck to paycheck, members of the American oligarchy spend hundreds of millions to build their very own yachts." Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2022 Sanders, Colleagues Demand Answers from Big PhRMA on Widespread Price Hikes on Popular Prescription Drugs Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2022 Tweet - "Oligarchy and massive wealth inequality exists not just in Russia. It's worldwide. Since the pandemic, while the wealth of the world's 10 richest people DOUBLED, the income of 99% of the world's population declined. The result: More yachts for the rich. More hunger for the poor." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
April 1, 2022 Sanders Urges VA Secretary to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape and Expand Health Care for All Veterans Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "The organizing victory at Amazon on Staten Island is a signal that American workers will no longer accept exploitation. They're tired of working longer hours for lower wages. They want an economy that works for all, not just Jeff Bezos. Congratulations to @amazonlabor ." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 1, 2022 Chairman Sanders to Hold Budget Committee Hearing on Corporate Greed Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 31, 2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States - Senators Gillibrand, Sanders And Merkley, Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Pascrell And Kaptur Press Postmaster Dejoy To Improve Postal Banking Pilot Programs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Durbin Joins Murphy In Urging Biden Administration To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Samantha Power, Administrator of the U. S. Agency for International Development - Kaine & Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Push International Donors to Fulfill $3.8 Billion Funding Gap to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2022 Tweet - "Anybody who thinks we do not have an oligarchy right here in America is sorely mistaken. The question before us is whether we will stand with the billionaires and big money interests or will we stand with the working families of this country and protect their interests." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 27, 2022 Tweet - "When we talk about oligarchy in America we are talking about 700 billionaires who became nearly $2 trillion richer during the pandemic & pay a lower tax rate than a nurse while the child poverty rate soared by 41% in January because the expanded Child Tax Credit ended." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 25, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - Rep. Demings Supports Pro-Ukraine Intelligence Measures Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 23, 2022 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address Major Staffing Crisis Across EMS Departments Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022--Motion to Proceed-- Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 22, 2022 Tweet - "Why does Putin fear Alexei Navalny? Because Navalny exposed Putin's enormous corruption, and the unimaginable wealth Putin has stolen from the Russian people. That's why Putin is trying to discredit and silence him. Release Navalny now!" Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2022 Letter to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information - E&c Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Investments Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 21, 2022 Letter to Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence - House Intelligence Committee Members Urge IC to Support Humanitarian Efforts, Declassify and Catalogue Potential War Crimes Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 20, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Bacerra, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Rep. Delgado Sends Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Take Proactive Steps to Reduce Energy Costs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2022 Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 17, 2022 Welch Supports Major Funding Legislation, Including Ten Welch Community Projects and Aid to Ukraine Sen.Peter Welch
March 17, 2022 Letter to Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Colleagues Call for Review of Wells Fargo Refinancing Process Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Wyden, Merkley Urge White House to Include $4 Billion in Homeless Assistance Grants in its FY2023 Budget Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2022 Tweet - "If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, a $23 million mansion with 25 bathrooms and a rocket ship to blast a comedian to outer space, you know what? Amazon can afford to give its employees a $3 raise. I stand in strong solidarity with the Amazon workers walkout." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Sanders, Colleagues Call on VA to Protect Veterans' Care Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Sanders Amendment to Double Funding for Nurses Passes Committee Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 15, 2022 Tweet - "Why is the price of oil LOWER today than it was in 2014 while the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is 80 cents a gallon HIGHER than it was eight years ago? Answer: Corporate greed. Now is no time for profiteering. Now is the time for a windfall profits tax." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 14, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Negotiations on Historic Climate Investments Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Letter to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform - Grassley Pushes For Financial Management Oversight At Department Of Defense Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense Department of Defense - Reps. Gallego, Crow, Jacobs, Larsen, Malinowski Lead Call for Progress on Civilian Harm at DOD Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 12, 2022 Tweet - "If we can spend $782 billion on the military industrial complex and handout $52 billion in corporate welfare to the profitable micro-chip industry, please do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All during a pandemic or the Green New Deal during a climate emergency." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reed Discusses Replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 10, 2022 Tweet - "I'm delighted to see an agreement reached so that the MLB season can start. But we must prevent the greed of baseball's oligarchs from destroying the game. The best way to do that is to end MLB's antitrust exemption and I will be introducing legislation to do just that." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2022 Sanders Statement on End of MLB Lockout Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security, and Tae Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Reps. Grijalva Calls for End to Title 42 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee Demands Investigations Into Price Gouging by Oil Companies Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Tweet - "This is oligarchy. This is greed. This is callousness. Last year, over 2 million people worldwide died of hunger. At the same time, the world's 2,755 billionaires saw their wealth go up by $5 trillion -- from $8.6 trillion to $13.8 trillion. This is why we need a tax on wealth." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2022 Tweet - "If there's one thing to learn from this horrible crisis it's this: We must end our dependence on big oil & authoritarian regimes for expensive fossil fuels that are destroying the planet & harming our economy. Now, more than ever, we need a Manhattan Project for renewable energy." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Calls For Senate To Extend USDA School Meal Programs; Calls For McConnell To Drop "Callous Opposition' Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Addressing Rising Prices and Severe Supply Chain Issues, Sinema Urges Congressional Leaders to Continue Boosting American Semiconductor Investments Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 8, 2022 Sanders Statement on Passage of Major Postal Reform Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 Tweet - "Today the Senate passed the Postal Service Reform Act. Is this all that is needed to fix the problems of the Postal Service? No, it is not. But it's an important step forward for one of our nation's most important government agencies, for its workers, and for our communities." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 8, 2022 -9999 Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 5, 2022 Tweet - "Super-large yachts have become the status symbol of the billionaire class. And Russian oligarchs are not the only people who own them. While half of our people work paycheck to paycheck, members of the American oligarchy spend hundreds of millions to build their very own yachts." Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2022 Sanders, Colleagues Demand Answers from Big PhRMA on Widespread Price Hikes on Popular Prescription Drugs Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2022 Tweet - "Oligarchy and massive wealth inequality exists not just in Russia. It's worldwide. Since the pandemic, while the wealth of the world's 10 richest people DOUBLED, the income of 99% of the world's population declined. The result: More yachts for the rich. More hunger for the poor." Sen.Bernie Sanders
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