Sanders Statement on Muslim Ban Ruling
WASHINGTON, June 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several mostly-Muslim nations: “The Supreme Court today sided with fear, racism and xenophobia and against the American ideals of religious freedom and tolerance. The Trump administration’s travel ban was never about keeping America safe. We need only
Senate Passes Sanders Amendment to Fund Williston Solar Regional Testing Center
WASHINGTON, June 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced that the “minibus” appropriations bill that passed the Senate Monday by a 86-5 vote includes a Sanders-authored amendment to provide $4 million in federal funding to continue operations of the Vermont Regional Test Center (RTC) dedicated to researching solar technologies. The Vermont RTC, located on land owned by GlobalFoundaries in Williston,
Sanders Urges Pompeo to Address Detention of Saudi Activists
BURLINGTON, Vt., June 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and five of his Senate colleagues urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a letter to address the detention of human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. At least three women’s rights activists and three men associated with the women’s rights movement are currently detained, and four other women’s rights activists have
U.N. Ambassador Dismisses Report on Extreme Poverty in America in Letter to Sanders
WASHINGTON, June 21 – In a letter to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) following his call for the Trump administration to uphold international human rights treaty obligations and present Congress with a plan to alleviate poverty, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley dismissed a non-partisan U.N. report on extreme poverty in America as “politically motivated” and “misleading.” “It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations
Sanders Statement on Trump Family Separation Executive Order
WASHINGTON, June 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order addressing his administration’s policy of separating families at the southern border: “President Trump’s executive order merely replaces one inhumane act with another. In response to the overwhelming public outrage at his administration’s policy of tearing children away from their parents
