MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate HELP Committee to Mark Up Landmark Labor Legislation

WASHINGTON, June 19 – On Wednesday, June 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will be marking up the most significant set of labor law reforms in modern American history. At a time when this country is experiencing more income and wealth inequality than ever before, the committee intends to pass legislation which represents the needs of

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Vermont Delegation Condemns Lyndonville Library Incident Targeting Black Queer Poet

Washington, D.C –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) issued the following statement condemning the targeted incident at LGBTQI+ poetry event at Lyndonville Library earlier this week: “Hate should have no place in Vermont. It’s disturbing to see homophobia and racism loud and present here in Vermont. Extremism and hate must be answered. We cannot allow it to take

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor Phil Scott to Celebrate the Newly Completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

All are invited to join in the Governor’s end-to-end bike ride and planned events LVRT first broke ground in 2005 with the help of a federal grant secured by Sanders What: Governor Scott and Senator Sanders invite the media and the public to participate in a celebration of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) – recently completed and now the longest

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NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families

The College for All Act would be fully paid for by the Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, also introduced today by Sanders in the Senate and Lee in the House WASHINGTON, June 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and eight colleagues in the

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NEWS: Sanders, Brownley, and 11 Senators Introduce Legislation to Establish Dental Care Pilot Program for Veterans with Chronic Health Conditions

WASHINGTON, June 14 – In a continued effort to expand and strengthen access to dental care for veterans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined with Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) to introduce legislation yesterday that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans diagnosed with diabetes and ischemic heart

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