Biden Cancels $415 Million Of Student Loans, But Bernie Sanders Says Cancel All $1.8 Trillion Of Student Debt
By Zach Friedman; Forbes Magazine The latest news for student loan forgiveness shows that Biden cancelled $415 million of student loans for 16,000 more student loan borrowers. Biden has now cancelled nearly $15.5 billion of student loans, which is the most of any president. His latest student loan forgiveness benefits student loan borrowers who attended for-profit colleges. The U.S. Department of Education has
Sanders Hosts Town Hall with Vermont Youth
By Jim Sabataso; The Rutand Herald Vermont youth discussed issues related to the pandemic and beyond during a virtual town hall hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Wednesday evening. More than a dozen students spoke during the 90-minute panel discussion, which drew more than 400 viewers on Facebook and YouTube. Panelists brought up issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic
Bernie Sanders Sarcastically Congratulates Billionaires for Making America an ‘Oligarchic Form of Society’
By Juliana Kaplan; Business Insider Senate Budget Committee chair Bernie Sanders says there’s “really, really good news” — for the wealthiest Americans. In a Senate floor speech, the progressive senator from Vermont took aim at billionaires and CEOs, and called for the government to take action on social and climate spending. “What I want to point out this afternoon is
Bernie Sanders Attacks Chipotle for Hiking the Cost of its Menu Items and Accuses the Chain of Price Gouging
By Sam Tabahriti; Business Insider Bernie Sanders has called out Chipotle on Twitter over the rising cost of its meals and accused it of price gouging. It comes after the fast-food chain released its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday. The US senator tweeted on Friday: “Corporate greed is Chipotle increasing its profits by 181% last year to $764 million, giving its CEO a 137% pay raise
Sen. Bernie Sanders Warns of ‘Drumbeats’ of War in Washington
By Eric Fayeulle; ABC News Sen. Bernie Sanders gave a speech on the Senate floor Thursday expressing grave concern over the “drumbeats” of war building in Washington, D.C., amid escalating tensions along the Ukrainian border. Sanders, I-Vt., the de-facto leader of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, which had kept relatively quiet on the issue to this point, pleaded with government
Sanders Calls on Democrats to Bring Up Drug Pricing Bill in Senate
By Peter Sullivan; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday called on Senate Democrats to vote on legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs while criticizing what he said was a lack of action on the issue. “We’re voting for an assistant secretary of something,” he said. “The American people are not staying up nights worrying about that. They’re worried
