NEWS: Sanders, Bowman, Markey Introduce Legislation to Combat Corporate Greed and Windfall Profits

WASHINGTON, June 21 – Amid record-breaking corporate profits and unprecedented corporate greed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced he will soon introduce legislation that would impose a 95 percent windfall tax on the excessive profits of large corporations that are using inflation as an excuse to charge the American people outrageous prices on the products they sell. Had this legislation, the

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing on the Crises Facing Public School Teachers in America

WASHINGTON, June 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing titled, “The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public School Teachers: Low, Pay, Teacher Shortages, and Underfunded Public Schools.” Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE: The Senate

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NEWS: Sanders Responds to Netanyahu’s Calls for More U.S. Weapons: “No More Bombs for Netanyahu”

WASHINGTON, June 18 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s claims that the United States should be supplying Israel with additional weapons and ammunitions in its war against Gaza: Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu put out a video attacking the United States for not sending him bombs fast enough.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing the Crises Facing Public School Teachers in America

WASHINGTON, June 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday, June 20 at 9:00 a.m. ET, will lead the committee in a hearing titled, “The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public School Teachers: Low, Pay, Teacher Shortages, and Underfunded Public Schools.” “If we are serious about the need for

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Developments in the West Bank

WASHINGTON, June 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the ongoing state-backed settler violence, deepening occupation, and violations of U.S. and international law taking place in the West Bank: While the world is understandably focused on the destruction unfolding in Gaza, we should not lose sight of what is happening in the West Bank –

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