Senators Ask Labor Department to Investigate Wells Fargo’s Potential Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil requesting that DOL investigate whether Wells Fargo violated the Fair Labor Standards
Sanders, Warren: Prioritize Life-Saving Drugs, Not Drugmakers’ Profits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined forces Wednesday to oppose legislation that would slow the approval of priority medications and do nothing to lower prescription drug prices. Republicans accepted a counter-proposal from Sanders and Warren that would only extend the voucher program through the end of the year to allow time to come
Sanders Statement on Testimony from Wells Fargo CEO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after the CEO of Wells Fargo testified before the Senate Banking Committee: “Let’s be clear, the business model of Wall Street is fraud. In my view, there is no better example than the recently-exposed illegal behavior at Wells Fargo. “The CEO of Wells Fargo admitted today that
Sanders Leads Effort to Stop Dramatic Test Price Increase
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 19 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the Vermont congressional delegation on Monday asked a testing organization to lower the cost of testing students who have significant cognitive disabilities. The organization, Dynamic Learning Maps, chose to adopt a pricing structure that will shift the cost of rising prices onto small states like Vermont. Without a change
Sanders: Have Any Criminal Inquiries in Wells Fargo Case Been Filed?
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 19 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Comptroller of the Currency Monday if the agencies made any criminal referrals to the Department of Justice following an investigation of abusive practices at Wells Fargo. “Your agencies recently fined Wells Fargo $100 million, and $35 million, respectively, for
