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Nov. 13, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Announces Vote Next Week to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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 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
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 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 14, 2022
Tweet - "This act of domestic terrorism by a racist, anti-Semitic white supremacist using an AR-15 should be a call to action. Let us finally pass common sense gun safety reforms. We cannot grow numb to this violence, and we must show our nation can come together to address this hatred."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Today we remember the unspeakable tragedy that stole the lives of 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. We cannot continue to allow sickening and senseless gun violence in this country. The time for Congress to act is long overdue."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Majority Leader - Neguse, Spanberger Lead 65 Colleagues in Pressing Senate Majority Leader to Vote on Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 25, 2020
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ House Democrats urge House & Senate leadership to prioritize gun violence prevention research funding in FY2020 funding bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019
NBC November Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "This must end. Children in America should not live in fear for their lives at school or anywhere else. We have a moral obligation to say: children's lives are more important than gun manufacturers' profits. We must pass common sense gun safety legislation."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2019
ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 11, 2019
CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 29, 2019
Tweet - "This is sickening to wake up to. Our corrupt political system, which is controlled by the gun lobby, has a lot of waking up to do. When our children are being shot in places that should be safest, we're failing. Let's get serious about gun control."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "The insurance industry, the drug industry, the NRA, the fossil fuel industry and the military industrial complex will spend outrageous sums of money to see us fail. I think that says a lot about our campaign. We stand with the people, not those who want to profit off suffering."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "We can and will end the epidemic of gun violence in this country: -Take on the NRA and its corrupting effect on Washington -Enact universal instant background checks and end the gun show loophole -Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines #DemDebate2"
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019
NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Menendez, Markey and Deutch Call for Ban on 3D Printed Guns
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 20, 2018
NBC News "Meet the Press" - Trump Campaign
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 18, 2018
Sanders Statement on Santa Fe School Shooting
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray - HELP Committee Democrats Request Committee Hearing on Causes & Remedies of School Shootings
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray - Take Action On Legislation To Fund Gun Violence Research At CDC
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senator Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Student Health, Safety
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Sarbanes, E&C Dems Request Four More Gun Violence Epidemic Hearings
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 27, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Letter to the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman, Subcommittee on Health - Demand Hearing on Gun Violence Prevention Research
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to Dr. Francis S. Collins, National Institutes of Health - Warren, Murphy, Cortez Masto Lead Colleagues in Urging NIH to Renew Funding for Firearm Violence Research
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Menendez, 18 Senators Introduce "Keep Americans Safe Act' in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
Sanders Joins Feinstein, Blumenthal to Introduce Bill to Close Automatic Weapon Loophole
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2017
Sanders Statement on Las Vegas Shooting
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
Sanders Statement on Alexandria Shooter
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
Sanders Statement on Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader - Keep Poison Pill Gun Riders Out of Funding Bills
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose E. Serrano, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for Criminal Background Checks
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House and House Majority Leader - Demanding a Vote on Gun Legislation
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2016
NBC News " Meet The Press" - Transcript: Black Lives Matter
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2016
Gun Violence
Sen. Peter Welch
July 5, 2016
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Sen. Peter Welch
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Politician
Nov. 13, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Announces Vote Next Week to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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 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
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 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 14, 2022
Tweet - "This act of domestic terrorism by a racist, anti-Semitic white supremacist using an AR-15 should be a call to action. Let us finally pass common sense gun safety reforms. We cannot grow numb to this violence, and we must show our nation can come together to address this hatred."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 14, 2021
Tweet - "Today we remember the unspeakable tragedy that stole the lives of 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. We cannot continue to allow sickening and senseless gun violence in this country. The time for Congress to act is long overdue."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, House Majority Leader - Neguse, Spanberger Lead 65 Colleagues in Pressing Senate Majority Leader to Vote on Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 25, 2020
Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce "No Check, No Sale" Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Gun Sales Without A Completed Background Check
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Joins Push To Fund Gun Violence Prevention And Support Programs Amidst Covid-19 Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - 100+ House Democrats urge House & Senate leadership to prioritize gun violence prevention research funding in FY2020 funding bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Senator Markey Leads Call to Action on Funding Gun Violence Research at CDC
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019
NBC November Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Tweet - "This must end. Children in America should not live in fear for their lives at school or anywhere else. We have a moral obligation to say: children's lives are more important than gun manufacturers' profits. We must pass common sense gun safety legislation."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 12, 2019
ABC Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Reed, Whitehouse Call for Senate Action to Ban High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 11, 2019
Harris, Senate Dems Call on Majority Leader McConnell to Act after House Judiciary Passes Gun Safety Bill to Ban High-Capacity Magazines
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 11, 2019
CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 29, 2019
Tweet - "This is sickening to wake up to. Our corrupt political system, which is controlled by the gun lobby, has a lot of waking up to do. When our children are being shot in places that should be safest, we're failing. Let's get serious about gun control."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 12, 2019
Tweet - "The insurance industry, the drug industry, the NRA, the fossil fuel industry and the military industrial complex will spend outrageous sums of money to see us fail. I think that says a lot about our campaign. We stand with the people, not those who want to profit off suffering."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "We can and will end the epidemic of gun violence in this country: -Take on the NRA and its corrupting effect on Washington -Enact universal instant background checks and end the gun show loophole -Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines #DemDebate2"
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 27, 2019
NBC Democratic Party Presidential Debate Day 2
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Menendez, Markey and Deutch Call for Ban on 3D Printed Guns
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 20, 2018
NBC News "Meet the Press" - Trump Campaign
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 18, 2018
Sanders Statement on Santa Fe School Shooting
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray - HELP Committee Democrats Request Committee Hearing on Causes & Remedies of School Shootings
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray - Take Action On Legislation To Fund Gun Violence Research At CDC
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Reed, Whitehouse Join Markey, Colleagues in Calling for Gun Violence Research Funding at CDC
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senator Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Student Health, Safety
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Sarbanes, E&C Dems Request Four More Gun Violence Epidemic Hearings
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 27, 2018
Executive Calendar
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Letter to the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman, Subcommittee on Health - Demand Hearing on Gun Violence Prevention Research
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to Dr. Francis S. Collins, National Institutes of Health - Warren, Murphy, Cortez Masto Lead Colleagues in Urging NIH to Renew Funding for Firearm Violence Research
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Menendez, 18 Senators Introduce "Keep Americans Safe Act' in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 4, 2017
Sanders Joins Feinstein, Blumenthal to Introduce Bill to Close Automatic Weapon Loophole
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 2, 2017
Sanders Statement on Las Vegas Shooting
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
Sanders Statement on Alexandria Shooter
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2017
Sanders Statement on Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 23, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader - Keep Poison Pill Gun Riders Out of Funding Bills
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose E. Serrano, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for Criminal Background Checks
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House and House Majority Leader - Demanding a Vote on Gun Legislation
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 26, 2016
NBC News " Meet The Press" - Transcript: Black Lives Matter
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2016
Gun Violence
Sen.Peter Welch
July 5, 2016
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Sen.Peter Welch
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