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Sanders, Van Hollen Push to End CEO Tax Breaks to Protect 1.7 Million Workers’ Pensions
WASHINGTON, February 27 — Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced legislation to end tax advantages that allow CEOs to contribute unlimited amounts to special executive retirement plans, which are subject to almost no reporting requirements or oversight from the Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service. The CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act—co-sponsored by
Sanders, Brown, Baldwin Demand Answers from Amazon As Work-Related Injuries Rise
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10 – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are demanding answers from Amazon as work-related injuries at the company’s facilities continued to rise over the holidays, and recent reports indicate poor and unsafe working conditions. In a letter sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the Senators urged the company to put worker safety
Sanders Calls on Congress to Reject Trump’s Budget “Of, By, and For the 1 Percent”
WASHINGTON, February 10—In response to the release of the Trump Administration’s federal budget proposal, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said: “The Trump Budget for 2021 is a budget of, by, and for the 1 percent. It reflects profoundly unethical priorities and shows that the president is—and it gives me no great pleasure to say this—a liar. Just
Sanders and Maloney Issue Statement on Indictment of Generic Drug Company Exec Involved in Price-Fixing Scheme
WASHINGTON, February 7—Today, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) issued a statement following an announcement that the Department of Justice brought an indictment against Ara Aprahamian, the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Taro Pharmaceuticals, on charges including conspiring to fix generic drug prices and making false statements
