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March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's 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 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget 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 the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform - Grassley Pushes For Financial Management Oversight At Department Of Defense Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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 3, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "Starbucks could give every one of its 383,000 workers a $5,000 bonus & still keep $2.6 billion in profits from last year. Instead they're raising prices while spending $20 billion on stock buybacks & dividends when profits are up 31%. Don't blame inflation. Blame corporate greed." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 18, 2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Cramer, Casey Lead Bipartisan Call for Diaper Banks Funding in Final FY2022 Appropriations Package Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Warner Continues Push to Address IRS Issues Facing Taxpayers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Peters Call for $3 Million in Funding for PAWS Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Hon. Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Neguse Leads Push To Increase Land And Water Conservation Funding In Next Year's Budget Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2022 Tweet - "The American people want the big money industries to start paying their fair share of taxes. They understand that it is absurd that 2 people own more wealth than the bottom 40%, and that the gap between the very rich and everyone else is wider than it has been in 100 years." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS -SWALWELL LEADS DEMOCRATS IN PUSHING FOR IRS TO RESOLVE TAX RETURN BACKLOG Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Stansbury Calls on IRS to Resolve Tax Return Backlog Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The expansion of the child tax credit this year has reduced child poverty in America by 40%. Incredible! But, if Build Back Better is not passed, that provision will soon expire and millions of children will be plunged back into poverty. Pathetic!" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "The bottom line is you can't talk about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then give large tax breaks to millionaires. It's just too much hypocrisy." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021 Tweet - "Let's be clear. The problem is not the worker who got a small raise & a $1,400 check 7 months ago. The problem is corporations making record-breaking profits while 700 billionaires became $2 trillion richer during the pandemic. We need an economy that works for all, not the 1%." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 29, 2021 Tweet - "What if instead of helping billionaires fund their space hobby, we invested in working people here on Earth?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2021 Tweet - "It is expensive to raise kids, and working class parents are struggling. By expanding the Child Tax Credit we have helped millions of families and are cutting childhood poverty by 45%. A great accomplishment. Yet, not one Republican will vote to extend that program. Pathetic." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Am I supposed to be impressed that billionaires are going to space while they've paid zero in federal income taxes some years? Nope. It's time to invest in working people here on Earth." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Let me be clear: the rich do not need more tax breaks." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 22, 2021 Tweet - "My colleagues seem to be so concerned with the deficit when it comes to addressing the needs of working people, but all of a sudden forget about the deficit when we're talking about an annual defense budget of $778 BILLION. What hypocrisy." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 19, 2021 Tweet - "When it comes to improving the lives of our people, I hear, "Oh my god, Bernie! The deficit! The national debt!" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "What if -- and stick with me for a minute, because this is a pretty far out concept to some of my Republican colleagues in Washington -- what if we spent as much money helping the working class of this country as we do on our nation's military?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "How is it that there is always money for war but never enough money for the children, the sick, the hungry, and the poor?" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "Let me say it again. You can't be a political party that talks about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then end up with a bill that gives large tax breaks to millionaires. You can't do that. The hypocrisy is too strong. It's bad policy, it's bad politics." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 17, 2021 When it comes to the needs of the military industrial complex: No problem! When it comes to the needs of working people: Too expensive. I'm tired of it. We need to get our priorities right."Tweet - " Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 31, 2021 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 27, 2021 Letter to Ms. Gayle Smith, Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Security Senator, and Mr. Jeremy Konydyk Executive Director, COVID-19 Task Force United States Agency for International Development-Markey and Rep. Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Outline Plans to Meet Global Vaccination Goal Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 25, 2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, Hon. Richard Durbin, Majority Whip, Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Chair - Permanent Solution to Debt Ceiling Crisis Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2021 Sanders Statement on Why Americans Don't Know What's in the Build Back Better Plan Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker - On the Employee Retention Tax Credit Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Hoyer, House Democrats Send Letter to Minority Leader McConnell Urging Action on the Debt Limit Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 22, 2021 11 Senators Back House Progressives in Demand for Passage of Entire Biden Agenda Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2021 New Study Finds DOD Efforts to Combat Waste and Fraud Are Incomplete and Inadequate Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 16, 2021 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2021 Statement: Khanna, Sanders Introduce Amendment to End Support for Saudi-Led Coalition's War in Yemen Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 14, 2021 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2021 ABC "This Week" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2021 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 10, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Jayapal Leads House Lawmakers in Urging Biden to Reduce the Role of Nuclear Weapons Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2021 Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $4.5 M. In N. Border Grants To 14 Vermont Communities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2021 News: More than 2,000 Vermonters Turned Out for Sanders Town Meetings on Reconciliation Bill over Labor Day Weekend Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2021 Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of House Armed Services Committee - Reps. Lee, Pocan Urge Lower NDAA Spending Levels Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Daines Calls on Biden Administration to Distribute Remaining COVID-19 Relief Funds to Montana Health Care Providers, Rural Communities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date Title Politician
March 28, 2022 NEWS: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget Proposal Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 28, 2022 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders Statement on President Biden's 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 23, 2022 Chairman Sanders Announces Budget Committee Hearing on President Biden's FY 2023 Budget 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 the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform - Grassley Pushes For Financial Management Oversight At Department Of Defense Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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 3, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2022 Tweet - "Starbucks could give every one of its 383,000 workers a $5,000 bonus & still keep $2.6 billion in profits from last year. Instead they're raising prices while spending $20 billion on stock buybacks & dividends when profits are up 31%. Don't blame inflation. Blame corporate greed." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 18, 2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Duckworth, Cramer, Casey Lead Bipartisan Call for Diaper Banks Funding in Final FY2022 Appropriations Package Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022 Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Warner Continues Push to Address IRS Issues Facing Taxpayers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022 Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Peters Call for $3 Million in Funding for PAWS Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Hon. Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Neguse Leads Push To Increase Land And Water Conservation Funding In Next Year's Budget Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 31, 2022 Tweet - "The American people want the big money industries to start paying their fair share of taxes. They understand that it is absurd that 2 people own more wealth than the bottom 40%, and that the gap between the very rich and everyone else is wider than it has been in 100 years." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Meng Calls on Head of IRS to Reduce Large Backlog of Tax Returns Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS -SWALWELL LEADS DEMOCRATS IN PUSHING FOR IRS TO RESOLVE TAX RETURN BACKLOG Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congresswoman Stansbury Calls on IRS to Resolve Tax Return Backlog Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The expansion of the child tax credit this year has reduced child poverty in America by 40%. Incredible! But, if Build Back Better is not passed, that provision will soon expire and millions of children will be plunged back into poverty. Pathetic!" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "The bottom line is you can't talk about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then give large tax breaks to millionaires. It's just too much hypocrisy." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021 Tweet - "Let's be clear. The problem is not the worker who got a small raise & a $1,400 check 7 months ago. The problem is corporations making record-breaking profits while 700 billionaires became $2 trillion richer during the pandemic. We need an economy that works for all, not the 1%." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 29, 2021 Tweet - "What if instead of helping billionaires fund their space hobby, we invested in working people here on Earth?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 27, 2021 Tweet - "It is expensive to raise kids, and working class parents are struggling. By expanding the Child Tax Credit we have helped millions of families and are cutting childhood poverty by 45%. A great accomplishment. Yet, not one Republican will vote to extend that program. Pathetic." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Am I supposed to be impressed that billionaires are going to space while they've paid zero in federal income taxes some years? Nope. It's time to invest in working people here on Earth." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Let me be clear: the rich do not need more tax breaks." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 22, 2021 Tweet - "My colleagues seem to be so concerned with the deficit when it comes to addressing the needs of working people, but all of a sudden forget about the deficit when we're talking about an annual defense budget of $778 BILLION. What hypocrisy." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 19, 2021 Tweet - "When it comes to improving the lives of our people, I hear, "Oh my god, Bernie! The deficit! The national debt!" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "What if -- and stick with me for a minute, because this is a pretty far out concept to some of my Republican colleagues in Washington -- what if we spent as much money helping the working class of this country as we do on our nation's military?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "How is it that there is always money for war but never enough money for the children, the sick, the hungry, and the poor?" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 18, 2021 Tweet - "Let me say it again. You can't be a political party that talks about demanding the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and then end up with a bill that gives large tax breaks to millionaires. You can't do that. The hypocrisy is too strong. It's bad policy, it's bad politics." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 17, 2021 When it comes to the needs of the military industrial complex: No problem! When it comes to the needs of working people: Too expensive. I'm tired of it. We need to get our priorities right."Tweet - " Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 31, 2021 CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 27, 2021 Letter to Ms. Gayle Smith, Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Security Senator, and Mr. Jeremy Konydyk Executive Director, COVID-19 Task Force United States Agency for International Development-Markey and Rep. Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Outline Plans to Meet Global Vaccination Goal Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 25, 2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, Hon. Richard Durbin, Majority Whip, Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Chair - Permanent Solution to Debt Ceiling Crisis Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2021 Sanders Statement on Why Americans Don't Know What's in the Build Back Better Plan Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker - On the Employee Retention Tax Credit Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Hoyer, House Democrats Send Letter to Minority Leader McConnell Urging Action on the Debt Limit Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 22, 2021 11 Senators Back House Progressives in Demand for Passage of Entire Biden Agenda Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2021 New Study Finds DOD Efforts to Combat Waste and Fraud Are Incomplete and Inadequate Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 16, 2021 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2021 Statement: Khanna, Sanders Introduce Amendment to End Support for Saudi-Led Coalition's War in Yemen Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 14, 2021 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2021 ABC "This Week" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2021 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 10, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Jayapal Leads House Lawmakers in Urging Biden to Reduce the Role of Nuclear Weapons Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 9, 2021 Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott Announce $4.5 M. In N. Border Grants To 14 Vermont Communities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2021 News: More than 2,000 Vermonters Turned Out for Sanders Town Meetings on Reconciliation Bill over Labor Day Weekend Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 7, 2021 Letter to Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Approval of the Build Back Better international tax proposals Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of House Armed Services Committee - Reps. Lee, Pocan Urge Lower NDAA Spending Levels Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Daines Calls on Biden Administration to Distribute Remaining COVID-19 Relief Funds to Montana Health Care Providers, Rural Communities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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