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By: Sharon Zhang; Truthout “The United States cannot be complicit in the use of starvation as a weapon of war,” the senator said. U.S. officials must demand daily updates on humanitarian aid shipments being allowed into Gaza as Israel weaponizes hunger and touts an insufficient single-day supply of aid into the region, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said on Tuesday, emphasizing

By: Alexandra Hutzler; ABC News The official event comes as Biden makes the issue a pillar of his 2024 campaign.   President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration’s efforts to lower health care costs for Americans. The remarks were at an official event, but came as Biden makes cracking down on

By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Some Vermont seniors are sharing their fears about the cost of health care. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke with seniors and employees at the Waterbury Area Senior Center on Thursday about the hardships they face. Sanders says money from the Older Americans Act has not scaled to inflation, including the high

By: Common Dreams Staff; Common Dreams The bill passed the Senate in a 74-24 vote at 2:03AM Following the passing of the U.S. government appropriations bill early Saturday morning, Senator Bernie Sanders said: I voted NO on the appropriations bill that the Senate passed last night. While hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children face starvation in Gaza, this bill actually prohibits funding to

By: WCAX Staff; WCAX MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – First a 32-hour workweek, now Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to ensure workers can take some time off without losing a paycheck. He said the U.S. is the only major country in the world that doesn’t provide this to workers, even though American workers put in longer hours for less pay.

By: Eugene Daniels; Politico With homeownership out of reach for many Americans, progressives will make new push to “reimagine and reinvigorate public housing in the United States,” says Ocasio-Cortez. Progressives on Capitol Hill believe they have the answer to one of the most vexing policy challenges facing America: another “Green New Deal,” this time centering on housing. Today, a group