On 50th Anniversary of Medicare, Sanders Proposes Medicare-for-All
WASHINGTON, July 30 – Addressing a rally outside the Capitol to mark the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he will introduce legislation to provide Medicare-for-all health insurance. “We need to expand Medicare to cover every man, woman and child as a single-payer national health care program,” Sanders told a rally held by National Nurses
Sanders Statement on Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, July 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today as Senate Republicans pushed for a vote on legislation to cut $500 million in annual funding for Planned Parenthood: “The attempt by Senate Republicans to cut off support for Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health. Stripping funding for Planned Parenthood would punish the 2.7 million
Sanders, Cummings Urge Mayors and County Officials to Combat Overcharging for Critical Drug
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 – Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the United States Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties urging their members to follow the lead of
Sanders Introduces Bill for $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, July 22 – Addressing hundreds of low-wage workers who have gone on strike for a living wage, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said legislation he introduced today would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. “It is a national disgrace that millions of full-time workers are living in poverty and millions more are forced to work two or
Sanders Backs Bank Regulation Bill
WASHINGTON, July 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he strongly supports a bill by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to reinstate the post-Depression Glass-Steagall Act which regulated the financial services industry. “We not only must reinstate this important law, but we also have to break up the too-big-to-fail financial institutions in this country. If an institution is too big
