Sanders Hits State Anti-Gay Laws
AUSTIN, Texas, April 1 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today denounced measures in Indiana and Arkansas that could allow discrimination against gay couples. “It is important that the American people stand together and end bigotry once and for all. We have fought to end discrimination based on race, creed and color. Now is the time, once and for all,
Sanders: Stand Up to Wall Street, Break Up Big Banks
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 – Speaking last night at the Commonwealth Club of California, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said it is time to break up “too-big-to-fail” Wall Street banks that have grown larger and more powerful since taxpayers bailed them out after the 2008 financial collapse. “No single financial institution should have holdings so extensive that its failure could
Sanders Statement on Harry Reid
WASHINGTON, March 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the announcement by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that he will retire at the end of his current term in office: “Harry Reid grew up in extreme poverty in Nevada and he never forgot where he came from. Throughout his career he has been a
Sanders Calls for Student Loan Reforms, Affordable Tuition
WASHINGTON, March 27 – Speaking at a rally by college students outside the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called college an “investment” in our future and promised to make it more affordable. Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, told students that he will continue to work on ways to prevent students from graduating with mountains
Sanders: Republican Budget Does Everything for the Wealthy and Nothing for Middle Class
WASHINGTON, March 27 – After trying repeatedly to persuade Senate Republicans to amend their budget to benefit families and seniors, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today voted against it and dismissed it as a ‘rich-get-richer’ plan. Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, raised several amendments to improve the budget but was rebuffed along partisan lines; it passed 52-46.
