Sanders Praises Senate Action to Modernize Programs That Help Low-Income Renters
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 15 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced today that the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act passed the Senate on Thursday. The legislation provides a much-needed update to federal rental assistance programs, and builds upon the first ever funding of the National Housing Trust Fund earlier this year. “Our country faces a very real housing crisis, especially for
Democratic Senators Urge Federal Regulators to Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Thursday, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter calling on federal agencies to take action to protect students and veterans from potentially fraudulent institutions like Trump University. The senators’ letter requests
Sanders Statement on Opioid Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act to addresses the nationwide opioid epidemic: “We must make it easier for people to get the substance abuse treatment they need when they need it. It is wrong that people in crisis in my home
Sanders Fights to Protect Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law
WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday strongly opposed legislation that preempts Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law requiring products made with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled. “The legislation that passed is an outrage and speaks to the power of big money in American politics,” Sanders said. “The Grocery Manufacturers Association, Monsanto and other agribusiness spent hundreds of millions
Sanders Supports Treasury Department Regulations to Prevent Corporate Tax Dodging
WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday submitted formal comments to the Department of the Treasury on regulations issued to prevent corporate tax avoidance. The Treasury Department regulations, which were issued on April 4, effectively enforce the existing law that is meant to prevent corporate inversions and a tax dodge known as “earnings stripping,” which allows corporations
