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By: Jason Lemon; Newsweek Senator Bernie Sanders expressed confidence that Democrats can pass President Joe Biden‘s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package—which includes $1,400 stimulus checks— without Republican support after GOP senators put forward a significantly smaller package. A group of 10 Senate Republicans, led by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, sent a letter to the White House on Sunday requesting a meeting with Biden to discuss a smaller

By: Nicky Robertson; CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process known as reconciliation as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the pandemic.” I believe that we do,” the incoming chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said when asked during an interview with ABC whether

By: Lexi Lonas; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded on Twitter to criticism from billionaire Leon Cooperman who said the idea of a “fair share” was “bullshit.” “Oh look, another billionaire is mad that he might have to pay more taxes while children in America go hungry and veterans sleep on the street,” Sanders tweeted. “Cry me a river.” Cooperman is

By: Derrick Bryson & Johnny Diaz; The New York Times Sales of T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the viral image of a cross-legged, mitten-wearing Senator Bernie Sanders bundled up for a cold Inauguration Day have raised nearly $2 million for Vermont charities, his campaign announced on Wednesday. The merchandise, which includes a “Chairman Sanders” crew neck that sold for $45 on

By: Steven Greenhouse; The Guardian Senator Bernie Sanders says the widespread suffering caused by the pandemic-induced economic crisis has made it “morally imperative” to increase the US’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. And in an interview with the Guardian, Sanders and other lawmakers pushing for a higher minimum wage say the chances of enacting a $15 minimum are better than ever

By: Jolie Sherman; ABC 10 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says the U.S. House set an important precedent Wednesday night, showing the country that inciting violence is an impeachable offense.  In a one-on-one interview, Sanders said Trump could have said more to condemn those who participated in the insurrection. “This President should have been and should be much more aggressive and say, ‘Hey, stay out of Washington D.C.