Sanders, 14 Senators Introduce Medicare for All

WASHINGTON, April 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders and 14 of his Democratic colleagues introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 Wednesday to guarantee health care to every American as a right, not a privilege. The United States spends far more per capita on health care than any other nation; however, 34 million Americans do not have health insurance, thousands

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Sanders, Khanna Statement on Historic Passage of Yemen Resolution

WASHINGTON, April 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna issued the following joint statement Thursday after the House passed the Yemen War Powers Resolution. The resolution will now be sent to President Trump’s desk. “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took a clear stand against war and famine and for Congress’ war powers by voting to end our complicity in

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Sanders and Clyburn Introduce Bill to Expand Community Health Centers

WASHINGTON, March 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) announced legislation Thursday to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. If Congress doesn’t act by September 30th, community health centers will lose the federal funding they need to keep their doors open. Community health centers provide high-quality

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High School Students Participate in ‘Vermont Day’ at the Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 27 – Students from four Vermont high schools traveled to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston on Tuesday, as part of “Vermont Day” organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). This marked the fourth time Vermont students have participated in the non-partisan Kennedy Institute’s innovative programming on democracy, civics and the

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Sanders Statement on Passage of Yemen War Powers Resolution

WASHINGTON, March 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders released the following statement Wednesday after the Senate passed a resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen: “Today, in an historic vote, the United States Senate sent a very important message. We told the world that we will not continue to support Saudi Arabia in causing the worst humanitarian disaster on

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