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By: Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Thursday the cancellation of all student debt and making public colleges and universities free would help solve the country’s shortage of Black, Latino and Native American health care workers.  “In my view, we need to cancel student debt and make all public colleges and universities tuition free, so that all

By: Scott Detrow, Michael Levitt, Adam Raney; NPR News Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of the most high-profile Jewish officeholders in the United States. He’s also emerged as one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Sanders has urged the U.S. to end financial and military support for Israel.   After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted

By: Jake Johnson; Common Dreams “Our new position must be simple and straightforward: Not another nickel for the Netanyahu government if its present policies continue,” wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote Thursday that the Biden administration must fundamentally alter the United States’ relationship with the Israeli government as it continues to bomb and starve children in the Gaza Strip, often with the

By: Sharon Zhang; Truthout “The United States cannot be complicit in the use of starvation as a weapon of war,” the senator said. U.S. officials must demand daily updates on humanitarian aid shipments being allowed into Gaza as Israel weaponizes hunger and touts an insufficient single-day supply of aid into the region, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said on Tuesday, emphasizing

By: Alexandra Hutzler; ABC News The official event comes as Biden makes the issue a pillar of his 2024 campaign.   President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks were at an official event, but came as Biden makes cracking down on

By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Some Vermont seniors are sharing their fears about the cost of health care. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke with seniors and employees at the Waterbury Area Senior Center on Thursday about the hardships they face. Sanders says money from the Older Americans Act has not scaled to inflation, including the high