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BURLINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement calling on Congress to reject the $10.1 billion in unconditional military aid being considered…
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician, presidential candidate, and activist who has served as a United States senator for Vermont since 2007, and as the state’s congressman from 1991 to 2007. Before his election to Congress, he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history. He has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career.
Sanders self-identifies as a democratic socialist and has been credited with influencing a leftward shift in the Democratic Party after his 2016 presidential campaign. An advocate of social democratic and progressive policies, he is known for his opposition to economic inequality and neoliberalism.
With nearly 19,000 people killed and more than 50,000 wounded in Gaza since October 7 – seventy percent of whom are women and children – Sen.…
The situation in Gaza is a disaster. Congress must take action. The administration must take action. The world must take action. Today,…
Thank you for inviting me, and it is an honor for me to be here with you today. Let me thank the…
Senator Bernie Sanders spoke to an audience of 2,000 union activists at the UNI Global Union World Congress in Philadelphia on August…
The Republican Party, which wants more tax breaks for the rich and cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, opposes pro-union legislation,…
We’ve heard from our friends at the oil companies who made $196 billion in profits last year that the evidence for it is…
The last eight years have been the eight hottest on record. This year is on track to be the hottest year in…
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter today to Amazon Chief Executive Officer…
Let’s be clear. The original debt ceiling legislation that Republicans passed in the House would have, over a 10-year period, decimated the…