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Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to IRS Commissioner Seeking to Extend Deadline for Economic Impact Payments for Non-Filers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Study Examines Disability Wait Times Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Tlaib, Progressive Leaders Urge Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to Improve Lending Terms for States and Cities, Stave Off Public Sector Layoffs and Cuts Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Spearheads Letter Urging Congress to Increase Federal Funding for State Medicaid Programs During COVID-19 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2020 DelBene, Welch, LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Health Care Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2020 Thompson, Welch, Johnson, Schweikert, Matsui Introduce the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 16, 2020 Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight of IRS Stimulus Checks Distribution Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Shaheen, Murkowski Lead Colleagues in Urging Fix for Provision Blocking NH and Other States from Receiving Further Relief to Help Address Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary - Frankel Leads 29 Members of Congress in Urging Treasury to Act on Concerns Regarding Economic Impact Payments (EIP) Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cartwright, Colleagues Demand Answers from IRS on Stimulus Payment Delays Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Warren, Casey, and Baldwin Urge Trump to Stop Dismantling Assistance Programs During COVID-19 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary, and Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Push IRS To Ensure All Eligible Vermonters Receive Stimulus Checks Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 30, 2020 Sanders to McConnell: Senate Needs Legislation NOW to Address Crisis Facing Working Class Americans Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 28, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Calling on Administration to Ensure National Guard Servicemembers on COVID-19 Front Lines Receive Benefits Earned Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 21, 2020 Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health and Human Services - Butterfield and Olson Lead Letter Calling for Additional Funding for Medicaid Providers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2020 Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2020 Chair Grijalva Joins Sanders, Velázquez, Colleagues in Unveiling Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Casey Leads Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads Call for Stronger Funding for National Guard to Support Food Banks During COVID-19 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Castro, Haaland Urge House Leadership to Establish Family Care for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Family Caregivers During COVID-19 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Minority Leader; Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Honorable Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Gonzalez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Reform Pharmacy DIR Fees Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - In Bipartisan Letter, Lawmakers Seek Emergency Funding for Behavioral Health Organizations in Next Coronavirus Stimulus Package Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 23, 2020 Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders Announce Bill To Fight Hunger, Help Families Afford Food Amid Economic Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Durbin, Colleagues Push Treasury To Ensure Americans Without Broadband Can Receive Economic Impact Payments Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2020 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, House Minority Leader - Kilmer Urges Congress to Prioritize Anti-Hunger Efforts in Next Relief Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Senators Leahy, Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch Call on SSA to Hire More Social Security Field Staff in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Cardin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce New Legislation To Expand Telehealth Services, Improve Health Outcomes, And Cut Costs 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, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2019 Tweet - "It makes no sense that billionaires pay no more into Social Security than someone making $132,900 a year. We will lift the Social Security payroll tax cap and provide a $1,300 a year benefit increase for the most vulnerable seniors." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2019 Van Hollen Cosponsors Reparations Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 11, 2019 Sanders, Co-sponsors Unveil Legislation to Put Territories on Par with States for Medicaid Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2019 Brown Introduces Bill to Stop Government from Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Release of Never-Made-Public CMS ACA Marketing Studies and Data Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 19, 2019 Kuster, Pappas and New England House Congressional Delegation Colleagues Condemn LIHEAP Cuts Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 6, 2019 Sanders, Velázquez Unveil Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2019 Sanders, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Schrader, Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Loophole Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2019 Walberg, Welch Reintroduce Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date Title Politician
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to IRS Commissioner Seeking to Extend Deadline for Economic Impact Payments for Non-Filers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 13, 2020 Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Study Examines Disability Wait Times Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Tlaib, Progressive Leaders Urge Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to Improve Lending Terms for States and Cities, Stave Off Public Sector Layoffs and Cuts Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Lee Spearheads Letter Urging Congress to Increase Federal Funding for State Medicaid Programs During COVID-19 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2020 DelBene, Welch, LaHood Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Health Care Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2020 Thompson, Welch, Johnson, Schweikert, Matsui Introduce the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 16, 2020 Letter to Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight of IRS Stimulus Checks Distribution Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Shaheen, Murkowski Lead Colleagues in Urging Fix for Provision Blocking NH and Other States from Receiving Further Relief to Help Address Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 25, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary - Frankel Leads 29 Members of Congress in Urging Treasury to Act on Concerns Regarding Economic Impact Payments (EIP) Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Cartwright, Colleagues Demand Answers from IRS on Stimulus Payment Delays Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senators Warren, Casey, and Baldwin Urge Trump to Stop Dismantling Assistance Programs During COVID-19 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary, and Charles Rettig, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Push IRS To Ensure All Eligible Vermonters Receive Stimulus Checks Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 30, 2020 Sanders to McConnell: Senate Needs Legislation NOW to Address Crisis Facing Working Class Americans Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 28, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Calling on Administration to Ensure National Guard Servicemembers on COVID-19 Front Lines Receive Benefits Earned Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 21, 2020 Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, US Secretary of Health and Human Services - Butterfield and Olson Lead Letter Calling for Additional Funding for Medicaid Providers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2020 Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2020 Chair Grijalva Joins Sanders, Velázquez, Colleagues in Unveiling Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Casey Leads Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads Call for Stronger Funding for National Guard to Support Food Banks During COVID-19 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Castro, Haaland Urge House Leadership to Establish Family Care for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Family Caregivers During COVID-19 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Honorable Kevin McCarthy House Minority Leader; Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Honorable Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congressman Gonzalez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Reform Pharmacy DIR Fees Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - In Bipartisan Letter, Lawmakers Seek Emergency Funding for Behavioral Health Organizations in Next Coronavirus Stimulus Package Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 23, 2020 Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders Announce Bill To Fight Hunger, Help Families Afford Food Amid Economic Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Durbin, Colleagues Push Treasury To Ensure Americans Without Broadband Can Receive Economic Impact Payments Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2020 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, House Minority Leader - Kilmer Urges Congress to Prioritize Anti-Hunger Efforts in Next Relief Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Casey, Senate Dems Call for End to Trump Administration's New Scheme to Undermine Disability Benefits Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Brown Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Retract Comments, Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Senators Leahy, Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch Call on SSA to Hire More Social Security Field Staff in Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 30, 2019 Cardin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce New Legislation To Expand Telehealth Services, Improve Health Outcomes, And Cut Costs 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, ...
Aug. 25, 2019 CNN "State Of The Union With Jake Tapper" - Transcript "Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders" Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2019 Tweet - "It makes no sense that billionaires pay no more into Social Security than someone making $132,900 a year. We will lift the Social Security payroll tax cap and provide a $1,300 a year benefit increase for the most vulnerable seniors." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2019 Van Hollen Cosponsors Reparations Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 11, 2019 Sanders, Co-sponsors Unveil Legislation to Put Territories on Par with States for Medicaid Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2019 Brown Introduces Bill to Stop Government from Taking Away Social Security Benefits to Pay Off Student Loans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, and the Hon. Seema Verma, CMS - Release of Never-Made-Public CMS ACA Marketing Studies and Data Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 19, 2019 Kuster, Pappas and New England House Congressional Delegation Colleagues Condemn LIHEAP Cuts Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 6, 2019 Sanders, Velázquez Unveil Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2019 Sanders, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Schrader, Welch Reintroduce Legislation to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Loophole Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2019 Walberg, Welch Reintroduce Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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