NEWS: As Republicans Demand Major Cuts to Hurt Working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats Urge President Biden to Prepare to Invoke the 14th Amendment to Avoid Default
WASHINGTON, May 18 – As Congressional Republicans demand major cuts that would cause incalculable damage to the lives of working Americans, 11 Senate Democrats sent a letter on Thursday to President Joe Biden urging his administration to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a catastrophic debt default. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina
NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell More Than 120 Colleagues in House and Senate Reintroduce Medicare for All
Studies estimate Medicare for All would save $650 billion and 68,000 lives per year 69% of the U.S. supported providing Medicare to every American WASHINGTON, May 17 – At a time when more than 1 million people in the United States have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic – at least one third of which have been linked to
NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 122 Colleagues in the House and Senate Introduce Legislation that Would Finally Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Workers in America
On Wednesday, Sanders, DeLauro, and Gillibrand also rallied with rail workers, mothers, union leaders, advocates, and colleagues around passing paid sick, family, and medical leave WASHINGTON, May 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), along with 42 of their colleagues in the Senate and 80 in
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Gillibrand, DeLauro to Rally with Rail Workers, Mothers, Union Leaders, Advocates, and Colleagues Around Legislation to Finally Guarantee Paid Leave in America
WASHINGTON, May 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on Wednesday, May 17 will join with colleagues, MomsRising, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, A Better Balance, National Nurses United, National Partnership for Women & Families, Family Values @ Work, Glamour’s 28 Days Paid Leave Project, and Paid Leave For All – as
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and Jayapal to Hold Town Hall on Medicare for All at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, May 12 – At a time when 68,000 Americans die each year because they cannot afford the health care they desperately need and more than 1.1 million people in the United States have lost their lives to the pandemic – at least one third of which have been linked to lack of health insurance – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
