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01/16/2024 Sanders to Force Unprecedented Vote Tonight to Address Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
04/24/2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
08/10/2022 Tweet - "The "Inflation Reduction Act" is a very small step forward. Standing together we can do better. We must do better. Tune in to hear what I said on the Senate floor this weekend."
08/07/2022 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
08/07/2022 Tweet - "Today the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate 51-50. In my view, this legislation goes nowhere near far enough for working families, but it does begin to address the existential crisis of climate change. It's an important step forward and I was happy to support it."
08/02/2022 Tweet - "The 700-page so-called Inflation Reduction Act, after months of secret negotiations, became public late last week. Now is the time for every member of the Senate to study this bill thoroughly and to come up with amendments and suggestions as to how we can improve it."
07/18/2022 Tweet - "Sen. Manchin is intentionally sabotaging the President's agenda, what the American people want, and what the majority of us in the Democratic caucus want. He is not interested in representing the needs of the working class of this country."
06/24/2022 NEWS: Sanders Calls for End of Filibuster to Codify Right to Abortion
05/09/2022 Tweet - "If Republicans can end the filibuster to install right wing judges nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote in order to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats can and must end the filibuster to keep abortion legal and safe."
12/06/2021 Tweet - "Rep. @IlhanMN is a leader of incredible courage. Sadly, these bigoted attacks are not the first she's endured in her life. The vicious hatred directed toward her has no place anywhere, especially not in Congress. I urge the House Democratic leadership to take immediate action."
11/24/2021 Tweet - "The American people want to see Congress finally stand up for working families. That's exactly what we must do."
06/03/2021 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
05/28/2021 Sanders Statement on Republicans Blocking Insurrection Commission
05/25/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Padilla Joins Merkley, Colleagues in Pushing Congressional Leaders on Size, Scope, and Speed of Federal Infrastructure Investments To Ensure Effective, Equitable Recovery
03/12/2021 Chairman Sanders Announces Senate Budget Hearing on the Income and Wealth Inequality Crisis in America
03/05/2021 Sanders Statement on Minimum Wage Vote
03/01/2021 Sanders Announces $15 Minimum Wage Amendment to Reconciliation Bill, Calls for Senate Democrats to Ignore Parliamentarian
02/25/2021 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Parliamentarian's Advice
01/02/2021 Sanders: Republican Attempts to Overturn Election "Pathetic"
12/16/2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
07/28/2020 Sanders Leads 14 Senators in Introducing Masks for All Act to Curb Deadly Coronavirus Surge
06/03/2020 Leahy Unveils Legislation To Defend Power Of The Purse
05/14/2020 Sanders Responds to House Democrats' New Coronavirus Legislation
04/28/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senate Democrats Urge McConnell To Focus Senate Business on Coronavirus
04/14/2020 Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Minority Leader Charles Schumer; Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Sen. Coons, colleagues call for boosted Lifeline assistance funding to keep Americans connected
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