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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 – After voting against the $110.5 billion emergency foreign aid supplemental bill that came before the Senate on Wednesday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement: I voted NO on the foreign aid supplemental bill today for one reason. I do not believe that we should give the right-wing extremist Netanyahu government an additional $10.1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 – Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) announced today that they have reached an agreement to markup legislation reauthorizing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act and the Education Sciences Reform (ESRA)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 – Ahead of consideration in the Senate of the $110.5 billion emergency foreign aid supplemental bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday evening sent a letter to his colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus expressing his serious concerns about the package. While expressing strong support for funding Ukraine’s resistance to Putin’s aggression, as well as the need

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday evening spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about some of his concerns regarding the $106 billion emergency foreign aid supplemental bill that may soon be considered in the Senate.Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: M. President, Let me say a few

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday evening spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about Israel, Palestine, and the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: M. President, I rise to say a few words about the terrible situation in the Middle East. As you