NEWS: Amid Republican Threats to Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Benefits and Extend Solvency Through 2096
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 – As Republicans threaten cuts to Social Security and other essential federal programs, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced legislation that would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure Social Security is fully funded for
NEWS: Sanders Statement Following Meeting with Brazil’s President Lula
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday issued the following statement after meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: “I enjoyed a productive meeting this morning with President Lula of Brazil and his cabinet. Our countries share many challenges, including the threat of right-wing authoritarians who seek to undermine democratic institutions in both countries. I am
NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
Following the deal reached this week with CSX, Sanders calls on remaining rail companies to take urgent action in new letter WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 – At a press conference on Thursday with union leaders and rail workers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanded rail companies provide their workers with at
NEWS: Chairman Sanders and All Democratic Members of HELP Committee Invite Starbucks CEO to Testify at Hearing on Company’s Labor Practices
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – In a letter signed by all the Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Ed Markey
NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the new chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday during remarks to Advocates for Community Health proposed a historic expansion of community health centers. “We must expand these programs so that every American has the ability to access the primary health care, dental care, mental health counseling,
