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Dec. 2, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Leads Hearing on the FDA, Diabetes & Obesity Epidemics, and Taking on the Greed of the Food & Beverage Industry
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Announces HELP Hearing on Food Labeling
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2022
Tweet - "At a time when food prices are soaring as a result of corporate greed, it would be an absolute disaster to allow Kroger, the 2nd largest grocery store in America, to merge with Albertsons, the 4th largest grocery store in America. The Biden Administration must reject this deal."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022
Tweet - "Yes, it is more important to protect the babies of this country than the huge CEO compensation packages and stock buybacks of an infant formula company that lied to the FDA. That's not a radical idea."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2021
Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021
Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Welch and Simpson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop the Labeling of Non-Dairy Products as "Milk'
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Simpson and Welch Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop the Labeling of Non-Dairy Products as "Milk'
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Baldwin, Risch, Welch, Simpson Stand Up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 17, 2021
Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 18, 2020
Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Lawmakers Criticize Industry-Sponsored GMO Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen. Peter Welch
July 13, 2016
Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to House Amendment to S. National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; and Waiving A Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules
Sen. Peter Welch
July 7, 2016
Sanders Fights to Protect Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 7, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Sanders Defends Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I'm Proud Vermont is Leading the Nation on GMO Labeling
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
Sanders Vows to Defend Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I Will Do Everything I Can to Defeat This Terrible GMO Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2016
Sanders To Put Hold on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2016
Truth in Labeling
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on FDA Nomine
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 4, 2015
Welch, Leahy, Sanders Challenge FDA on New FDA Cheese Standard
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Citing FDA Nominee's Ties to Rx Industry, Sanders to Oppose New Commissioner
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 27, 2015
Welch Condemns House Passage of Legislation Blocking States from Mandating GMO Labeling
Sen. Peter Welch
July 23, 2015
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Sen. Peter Welch
July 22, 2015
Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2015
DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2015
Welch Holds Roundtable with Distillery Industry Leaders
Sen. Peter Welch
April 9, 2015
Rutland Herald - Welch Talks Farms and Kids
Sen. Peter Welch
April 2, 2015
Sanders Response to McDonald's Wage Increase
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 2, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Leads Hearing on the FDA, Diabetes & Obesity Epidemics, and Taking on the Greed of the Food & Beverage Industry
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 17, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Announces HELP Hearing on Food Labeling
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2022
Tweet - "At a time when food prices are soaring as a result of corporate greed, it would be an absolute disaster to allow Kroger, the 2nd largest grocery store in America, to merge with Albertsons, the 4th largest grocery store in America. The Biden Administration must reject this deal."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 1, 2022
Tweet - "Yes, it is more important to protect the babies of this country than the huge CEO compensation packages and stock buybacks of an infant formula company that lied to the FDA. That's not a radical idea."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2021
Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021
Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Welch and Simpson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop the Labeling of Non-Dairy Products as "Milk'
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Simpson and Welch Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Stop the Labeling of Non-Dairy Products as "Milk'
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021
Baldwin, Risch, Welch, Simpson Stand Up for America's Dairy Farmers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 17, 2021
Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 18, 2020
Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Lawmakers Criticize Industry-Sponsored GMO Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen.Peter Welch
July 13, 2016
Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to House Amendment to S. National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of Providing for Consideration of S. Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; and Waiving A Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule Xiii with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules
Sen.Peter Welch
July 7, 2016
Sanders Fights to Protect Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 7, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 6, 2016
Sanders Defends Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I'm Proud Vermont is Leading the Nation on GMO Labeling
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
Sanders Vows to Defend Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 1, 2016
I Will Do Everything I Can to Defeat This Terrible GMO Bill
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2016
Sanders To Put Hold on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 16, 2016
Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2016
Truth in Labeling
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on FDA Nomine
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 8, 2015
Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 4, 2015
Welch, Leahy, Sanders Challenge FDA on New FDA Cheese Standard
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 9, 2015
Citing FDA Nominee's Ties to Rx Industry, Sanders to Oppose New Commissioner
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 27, 2015
Welch Condemns House Passage of Legislation Blocking States from Mandating GMO Labeling
Sen.Peter Welch
July 23, 2015
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Sen.Peter Welch
July 22, 2015
Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2015
DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 19, 2015
Welch Holds Roundtable with Distillery Industry Leaders
Sen.Peter Welch
April 9, 2015
Rutland Herald - Welch Talks Farms and Kids
Sen.Peter Welch
April 2, 2015
Sanders Response to McDonald's Wage Increase
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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