Sanders, Warner, Jones and Blumenthal Introduce Paycheck Security Act to Keep Millions of Workers on Payrolls During Pandemic
WASHINGTON, May 21 – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today introduced the Paycheck Security Act to cover the wages and benefits of employees of affected businesses and non-profits until the economic and public health crisis is resolved. Applauded by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member
GAO Study Reveals Lack of Pentagon Review over Lucrative Weapons Contracts
WASHINGTON, May 19—Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, “Procedures Needed for Sharing Information on Contract Choice among Military Departments,” commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). It examines whether the Pentagon is using the most cost-effective forms of contracts in its major defense acquisition programs. GAO found that, last year, the Pentagon suspended mandatory peer reviews—a process in which senior
Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
WASHINGTON, May 15 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act to eliminate all out-of pocket health costs for every person in America during the COVID-19 crisis. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) cosponsored the legislation. “During this public health crisis,
In Response to Trump Administration Evasiveness, Sanders Demands Answers on Ensuring Free, Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
BURLINGTON, May 14 – In response to Trump administration officials’ evasiveness under questioning by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) hearing earlier this week, Sanders sent a follow-up letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, demanding that an eventual vaccine developed for COVID-19 be made free of charge for
Sanders Responds to House Democrats’ New Coronavirus Legislation
BURLINGTON, May 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today regarding this week’s coronavirus relief legislation developed by House Democrats: “Let me thank Speaker Pelosi for recognizing the enormity of the crisis we’re facing and coming up with a number of proposals in the coronavirus bill she recently introduced to provide emergency relief to those who desperately
