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July 15, 2016
Sanders Praises Senate Action to Modernize Programs That Help Low-Income Renters
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Sanders: Strengthen Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Energy & Commerce Democrats Denounce Republicans' Medicaid Proposal
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 1, 2016
Sanders Applauds Obama Support for Expanding Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2016
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues In Calling For Action On Miners' Pensions
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline, Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Todd Rokita, Chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" C. Scott, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ranking Member Marica L. Fudge, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education - WIC Reauthorization
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 14, 2016
Sanders Presses McConnell to Save Coal Miners' Pensions
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Support for New CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Project
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2016
Low-Income Americans are Dying Young and Losing Out on Earned Social Security Benefits, GAO Finds
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 24, 2016
Leahy, Sanders And Welch Commend The Social Security Administration For New Steps To Treat Same-Sex Couples Fairly
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2016
Sanders, Murphy Introduce Bill to Provide Retirement for Family Caregivers
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2016
Social Security Workers Endorse Sanders, He Calls Republican Cuts "Crazy' and Clinton "Vague'
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 2, 2016
Bipartisan E&C Bill to Strengthen Medicaid for Patients Passes House with Overwhelming Support
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 2, 2016
Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers From Medicaid and Chip Act
Sen. Peter Welch
Feb. 5, 2016
Sanders Statement on Clinton and Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2016
Welch Initiative to Assist Low-Income Mobile Homeowners Passes House
Sen. Peter Welch
Feb. 4, 2016
Sanders' Legislation Expanding Social Security Would Extend Solvency 40 Years, According to New Analysis
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Implementation of the Treasury Department - On the Protection of Pension Plans of Central State Pension Plans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
The Fourth Democratic Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2016
Sanders Puts Social Security Challenge to Clinton
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2016
Stop Drug Company Greed, Strengthen Social Security, Sanders Tells New Hampshire Seniors
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 17, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Concerning Voter Registration Opportunities
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 15, 2015
Expand Social Security, Sanders Tells New Hampshire Seniors
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 20, 2015
Sanders Lays out Agenda for Working Families
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 9, 2015
Mikulski, Warren, Senate Colleagues Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Senators Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Senators Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act
Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Stronger Oversight of State Workers' Compensation Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2015
Sanders: Boost Social Security Benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services and The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor - Full Implementation Of Mental Health Parity Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 15, 2015
Sanders: No COLA for Social Security, Disabled Vets is "Unacceptable'
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2015
CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cuts to Medicare Payments for Colorectal Cancer
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 18, 2015
Remarks at the AFL-CIO Conference
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 16, 2015
On the Road: Field of Dreams
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 15, 2015
Sanders Calls for Strengthening Social Security, Slams Republican Plans to Dismantle Retirement Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2015
Remarks at National Nurses United Endorsement
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 8, 2015
Sanders Statement on Seattle Protesters
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2015
On 50th Anniversary of Medicare, Sanders Proposes Medicare-for-All
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 23, 2015
Sanders Slams Bush: No, We Should Not Phase Out Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 17, 2015
Senate Passes Older Americans Act, Bipartisan Legislation to Support Social and Nutrition Services for Nearly 12 Million U.S. Seniors
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 16, 2015
Sanders Applauds Passage of Older Americans Act Reauthorization
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 15, 2016
Sanders Praises Senate Action to Modernize Programs That Help Low-Income Renters
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Sanders: Strengthen Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2016
Energy & Commerce Democrats Denounce Republicans' Medicaid Proposal
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 1, 2016
Sanders Applauds Obama Support for Expanding Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 25, 2016
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues In Calling For Action On Miners' Pensions
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline, Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Chairman Todd Rokita, Chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Ranking Member Robert "Bobby" C. Scott, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ranking Member Marica L. Fudge, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education - WIC Reauthorization
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 14, 2016
Sanders Presses McConnell to Save Coal Miners' Pensions
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Support for New CMS Medicare Part B Demonstration Project
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2016
Low-Income Americans are Dying Young and Losing Out on Earned Social Security Benefits, GAO Finds
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 24, 2016
Leahy, Sanders And Welch Commend The Social Security Administration For New Steps To Treat Same-Sex Couples Fairly
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2016
Sanders, Murphy Introduce Bill to Provide Retirement for Family Caregivers
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2016
Social Security Workers Endorse Sanders, He Calls Republican Cuts "Crazy' and Clinton "Vague'
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 2, 2016
Bipartisan E&C Bill to Strengthen Medicaid for Patients Passes House with Overwhelming Support
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 2, 2016
Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers From Medicaid and Chip Act
Sen.Peter Welch
Feb. 5, 2016
Sanders Statement on Clinton and Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2016
Welch Initiative to Assist Low-Income Mobile Homeowners Passes House
Sen.Peter Welch
Feb. 4, 2016
Sanders' Legislation Expanding Social Security Would Extend Solvency 40 Years, According to New Analysis
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 2, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master for Implementation of the Treasury Department - On the Protection of Pension Plans of Central State Pension Plans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
The Fourth Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2016
Sanders Puts Social Security Challenge to Clinton
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2016
Stop Drug Company Greed, Strengthen Social Security, Sanders Tells New Hampshire Seniors
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 17, 2015
Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the Department of Justice - Concerning Voter Registration Opportunities
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 15, 2015
Expand Social Security, Sanders Tells New Hampshire Seniors
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 20, 2015
Sanders Lays out Agenda for Working Families
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 9, 2015
Mikulski, Warren, Senate Colleagues Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Senators Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 5, 2015
Senators Introduce SAVE Benefits Act to Boost Social Security and Other Critical Benefits for Seniors, Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act
Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and Loretta Lynch, Attorney General - Implement Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Letter to Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and Loretta Lynch, Attoney General - Lawmakers Call on Social Security Administration to Treat Same-Sex Marriages Equally
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Stronger Oversight of State Workers' Compensation Programs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Assistance
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2015
Sanders: Boost Social Security Benefits
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 16, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services and The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor - Full Implementation Of Mental Health Parity Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 15, 2015
Sanders: No COLA for Social Security, Disabled Vets is "Unacceptable'
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2015
CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 8, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Cuts to Medicare Payments for Colorectal Cancer
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 18, 2015
Remarks at the AFL-CIO Conference
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 16, 2015
On the Road: Field of Dreams
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 15, 2015
Sanders Calls for Strengthening Social Security, Slams Republican Plans to Dismantle Retirement Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 10, 2015
Remarks at National Nurses United Endorsement
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 8, 2015
Sanders Statement on Seattle Protesters
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 30, 2015
On 50th Anniversary of Medicare, Sanders Proposes Medicare-for-All
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 23, 2015
Sanders Slams Bush: No, We Should Not Phase Out Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 17, 2015
Senate Passes Older Americans Act, Bipartisan Legislation to Support Social and Nutrition Services for Nearly 12 Million U.S. Seniors
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 16, 2015
Sanders Applauds Passage of Older Americans Act Reauthorization
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Social Security
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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