PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Senate Floor: CR Would Cut Taxes for Billionaires and Slash Funding for the Working Class
WASHINGTON, March 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today spoke in opposition to the continuing resolution (CR) passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE: As people all over this country understand, we are a nation that faces enormous crises. Sadly, the continuing resolution passed Tuesday in
NEWS: Sanders Statement: ‘Why I am Voting NO on the CR’
WASHINGTON, March 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding his upcoming vote on the continuing resolution (CR) passed by the House of Representatives: Since President Trump has been in office we have seen chaos, shock and heartbreak. We have seen oligarchs take over our government and the wealthiest person in the world decimate programs that
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Blumenthal to Introduce Bill to Rehire VA Workers, Reverse Trump Layoffs of America’s Veterans
WASHINGTON, March 12 – In response to President Trump’s mass terminations of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees and veterans serving as federal employees, and his egregious attempts to slash veterans health care and benefits, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), ranking member of the committee, announced that they will
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Pushes Colleagues on Senate Floor to Expand Medicare for America’s Seniors
WASHINGTON, March 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass his Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act. The bicameral legislation introduced earlier today would expand access to dental, hearing and vision care for the 68 million American seniors on Medicare. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can
NEWS: Sanders, Doggett Introduce Bills to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision and Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 11 – As millions of seniors and people with disabilities struggle to afford dentures, hearing aids and eye glasses, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, today introduced bicameral legislation to expand access to
