CBO Report Commissioned by Sanders Finds Wealthy Tax Cheats the Prime Beneficiaries of IRS Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, July 8—Today, at the request of Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report, “Trends in the Internal Revenue Service’s Funding and Enforcement,” examining the causes of hundreds of billions of dollars in annual tax avoidance and evasion, facilitated by budget cuts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). CBO found that
Sanders Demands Mandatory Federal COVID-19 Protections in Airline Industry
WASHINGTON, July 2 – In light of a “stunning lack of federal government action to protect passengers, flight attendants, pilots, and other aviation workers,” Sen. Sanders wrote to the heads of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, demanding that they “take immediate action to mandate that airlines protect passengers and employees and put safety over profit.” During
Sanders Calls on Senate to Reject “Exploding” Military Budget, Invest in Human Needs
WASHINGTON, June 30 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor to advocate for amendments he introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would fundamentally overhaul the Pentagon budget, which exceeds $740 billion this year. Military spending, now higher than the next 11 nations combined, represents more than half of all federal discretionary spending. The
Sanders: Cut the Pentagon By 10% to Hire More Teachers, Build More Homes, and Create More Jobs
WASHINGTON, June 25 — Today, ahead of the Senate’s consideration of a proposed $740.5 billion military budget authorization, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took to the Senate floor to call for a 10% cut in annual Pentagon spending to invest in education, health care and poverty reduction in America’s most marginalized communities. Sanders’ amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, cosponsored
Leahy and Sanders Welcome Senate Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
WASHINGTON, June 17 – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday welcomed the Senate passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address long overdue maintenance backlogs on our public lands and waters. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives for