Sanders Frames Budget Committee Priorities Ahead of CBO Report
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 25 – Ahead of an annual budget and economic outlook report due on Monday from the Congressional Budget Office, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued a white payer laying out challenges that he said the Senate Budget Committee and the country must address. The budget panel’s ranking member, Sanders issued the report as the committee prepared to
Statement on the Election in Greece
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 25 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Greece rejected austerity economics and gave a decisive victory to the Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras, the next prime minister: “The Syriza victory in the Greek elections tells us that people around the world will no longer accept austerity for working families while the
The Koch Brothers Primary
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 24 – Potential Republican presidential candidates are hobnobbing this weekend with politically potent billionaires at an invitation-only gathering in Palm Springs, California, that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and others have called “the Koch brothers primary.” Four Republican hopefuls – looking to line up benefactors to bankroll their campaigns – are participating in mostly closed-door meetings of
Senate Republicans Ignore Science on Global Warming
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 – Senate Republicans today refused to acknowledge the scientific consensus that global warming is a real, man-made threat to the planet and that time is running out to stop burning the fossil fuels scientists blame for worldwide climate change. “The American people need to know whether Congress is listening to the overwhelming majority of scientists when it
Sanders Promises to Fight Failed Trade Policies
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today joined six House leaders to state their strong opposition to a proposed trade agreement that they say was negotiated in secret and will hurt American workers. They promised to build a bipartisan coalition and work with organized labor, environmental groups and others to