NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Secure Essential Flood Resilience Provisions for Vermont in Bill Headed to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt-AL) today announced several important provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) to help Vermont repair and maintain its flood control infrastructure and build resiliency against the global crisis of climate change. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate last night and
NEWS: Sanders and 24 Democratic Senators Stand in Solidarity with 28,000 Flight Attendants Picketing for a Fair Contract After 4 Years of Neglect by United Airlines
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – In solidarity with the 28,000 flight attendants who have been working for nearly four years without a much-needed pay raise or quality-of-life improvements, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 24 Democratic senators today called on United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to return to the bargaining table and deliver a fair contract. While thousands of flight attendants risked their lives
NEWS: Sanders Releases Sweeping Report Exposing How Amazon’s Obsession with Speed Injures Workers at Unprecedented Rates
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – On the heels of thousands of Amazon workers voting to authorize a strike at the company’s first-ever unionized warehouse, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), yesterday released a report entitled “The ‘Injury-Productivity Trade-off’: How Amazon’s Obsession with Speed Creates Uniquely Dangerous Warehouses.” The report presents the
NEWS: Sanders Launches New Video Series on Global Oligarchy and the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today launched a new video series exploring global oligarchy, including how billionaire oligarchs manipulate the global economy, purchase our elections, avoid paying taxes, and increasingly control our government. The series will feature the world’s leading experts on the topic and will cover the incoming Trump administration’s ties to the billionaire class. Sanders
NEWS: Chairman Sanders Applauds AstraZeneca for Its Commitment to Extend $35 Cap to Any Future “Green” Inhalers
25 million Americans with asthma and 16 million Americans with COPD need inhalers to breathe WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today applauds AstraZeneca for its commitment to cap the cost of any future “green” inhalers at $35. In January 2024, Sanders led the HELP Committee
