PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Slams Corporate Giveaways in Microchip Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate called for the USICA conference committee to not approve the billions in corporate giveaways slated for a handful of wealthy and powerful microchip companies, including a $10 billion bailout for Jeff Bezos to fly to the moon.   Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.  M. President:

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NEWS: Sanders Urges Secretary Buttigieg to Protect the Rights of Airline Passengers and Workers Amidst Skyrocketing Delays

WASHINGTON, June 29 – As skyrocketing flight delays, cancellations, and outrageously high prices and hidden fees are leaving passengers and crew members frustrated, broke, and stranded, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging immediate action to protect the rights of airline passengers and workers. Sanders wrote, “Let’s be clear. During the pandemic, when

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NEWS: Sanders Calls for End of Filibuster to Codify Right to Abortion

WASHINGTON, June 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:   “Six Supreme Court justices, including some who in their nomination hearings called the case ‘important precedent,’ today did exactly what the American people did not want and overturned Roe v. Wade.

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NEWS: Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory and Drop Objections Ahead of Critical NLRB Hearing

WASHINGTON, June 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Friday sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy urging him to drop the company’s objections to the historic union election on Staten Island before a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing on Monday and finally recognize the Amazon Labor Union. “If Amazon can afford to spend

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NEWS: Sanders and Baldwin Lead Letter in Support of Striking CNH Industrial Workers in Wisconsin and Iowa

WASHINGTON, June 9 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with their colleagues Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday sent a letter to CNH Industrial’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Wine expressing support for over 1,000 UAW workers currently on strike in Racine, Wisconsin and Burlington, Iowa demanding the company negotiate

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