NEWS: Sanders, 30 Senate Colleagues Demand Trump Reinstate Workers Providing Critical Heating Assistance to Americans
WASHINGTON, April 11 – After President Donald Trump and Elon Musk arbitrarily fired every worker in the office that helps working class families with children and seniors on fixed incomes stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 30 Senate
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Join Domestic Care Workers from Across the Country for a Town Hall
WASHINGTON, April 10 – As the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress plan massive cuts to Medicaid, which supports home care for millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today announced he would join hundreds of care workers, domestic workers, family caregivers, and
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump Tariff Announcement
WASHINGTON, April 9 – After Trump posted on social media yet another change to his sweeping global tariffs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: As someone who strongly opposed disastrous unfettered free trade deals with China, Mexico and other low-wage countries, I understand that we need trade policies that benefit American workers, not just large corporations. Targeted
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 175 Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans
WASHINGTON, April 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, alongside 33 colleagues in the Senate, 142 in the House of Representatives, and with the support of 85 organizations from across the
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech on Trump’s Bad, Backwards Budget
WASHINGTON, April 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate calling out Trump’s absurd budget that guts programs working class families rely on to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE: Let me say a few words about where we