PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders to Colleagues on Senate Floor: “Do You Have the Courage to Continue Telling the Truth When the President is Lying?”

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate regarding President Trump’s lies and asking his colleagues when they will stand up to the president. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE:  We live in difficult times – in times where people throughout our country are

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Opening Statement in Hearing to Consider Chavez-DeRemer Nomination

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered an opening statement at the committee’s hearing on the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor.  Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. Let me begin by thanking

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NEWS: Sanders Calls on Trump Admin to Rehire VA Workers, Ensure Veterans’ Health Care Access

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 – After the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dismissed more than 1,000 employees last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins urging him to reverse the layoffs to ensure that America’s veterans have the health care they deserve – especially as VA facilities

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NEWS: Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Trump Reinstate NLRB Member Wilcox

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) and Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led every Democratic senator and a bipartisan group of 213 Representatives in urging President Trump to

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on New Study Highlighting Corporate Greed in the Health Care Industry

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement regarding a new study from the Journal of American Medical Association. The study found that between 2001 and 2022, top health care companies made $2.7 trillion in profits and spent $2.6 trillion on stock buybacks and

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