NEWS: Sanders, Hirono, Markey, Merkley, Warren, and Welch Urge Equal Funding for Domestic Emergencies in Supplemental Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 – As the United States Senate prepares an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to the ongoing humanitarian and military crises in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and elsewhere, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and
NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America’s Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade
The report also confirmed that credit card users living in majority Black and Hispanic zip codes had higher interest rates, lower credit limits, and carried balances longer than those living in predominately white zip codes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 – A new report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that financial aid provided by the federal government during the
NEWS: Vermont Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million in Funds for Affordable Fuel Assistance in Vermont
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 – With winter around the corner and heating costs projected to increase this season, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today announced that Vermont will receive more than $20.7 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds. “As Vermonters prepare for colder months, we are proud to announce
NEWS: Sanders Asks Hospital Executives to Reconsider Decision Not to Testify at Senate HELP Committee Field Hearing in New Jersey on America’s Nursing Crisis
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 – Ahead of tomorrow’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee field hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey on the national nursing crisis, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked Mark Manigan, the CEO of RWJBarnabas Health, and Alan Lee, the CEO of the non-profit Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, to reconsider their decision not to attend. “I
NEWS: Sanders Calls for Humanitarian Pause in Israel and Gaza
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – Given the disastrous humanitarian situation taking place in Gaza, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a speech on the Senate floor today called for a humanitarian pause so that critical aid, including food, water, fuel, and medical supplies, can reach hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in desperate need. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and
