Release: Single-Payer, Medicare-for-All Legislation Introduced
WASHINGTON, May 10 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that he introduced legislation to provide health care for every American through a Medicare-for-all type single-payer system. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) filed a companion bill in the House to provide better care for more patients at less cost by eliminating the middle-man role played by private insurance companies that
Sanders and McDermott to Introduce Labor-Backed Single Payer, Medicare-for-All Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON, May 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) will hold a press conference on Tuesday to announce the introduction of single-payer health care bills in the Senate and House. They will be joined by leaders of the AFL-CIO and other labor organizations supporting the measure. Who: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Rep. Jim McDermott; Arlene Baker-Holt, executive
Release: $3 Million More in Back Pay for Vermont Workers
Vermont Service Center Employees Win in Labor Settlement WASHINGTON, May 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed a U.S. Labor Department ruling that will result in an additional $2.9 million in back wages for federal contract workers in St. Albans and Essex Junction. The ruling affects more than 700 contract workers employed by Stanley Inc. and subcontractors at
Release: Statement on Osama bin Laden
BURLINGTON, Vt., May 2, 2011 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the U.S. operation in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden: “The death of Osama bin Laden is a historic moment in our fight against international terrorism and his Al Qaeda organization. “I applaud the extraordinary bravery of those American military personnel
RELEASE: As Gas Prices Rise, Sanders Urges Obama to Get Tough on Speculators
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 28 – With Wall Street speculators driving up oil and gas prices to near record highs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged President Obama to ask for the immediate resignation of federal regulators who won’t enforce a new law to stop excessive speculation in oil markets. Gasoline pump prices in Vermont averaged $3.90 a gallon today,
