Leahy, Sanders vote against Barrett nomination to Supreme Court

By: Kit Norton; VT Digger Both of Vermontโ€™s U.S. senators opposed the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Monday. Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., voted against confirming President Donald Trumpโ€™s choice to fill the court vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Senate confirmed Barrettโ€™s nomination 52-48 Monday evening, with only

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Sanders: Progressives will work to ‘rally the American people’ if Biden wins

The HillThursday, October 22, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) predicted that progressives would look to move Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden toward their priorities if he wins the White House this November and Democrats sweep Congress. โ€œIf you want a progressive agenda to come out of the United States Congress, weโ€™re going to have to rally the American people by the tens of millions to demand

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Sanders: Democrats will pass ‘massive stimulus bill’ if party flips the Senate

The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pledged Thursday that Democrats will pass a huge coronavirus relief package if they win the Senate in next month’s elections. โ€œIf the Democrats gain control of the Senate, the first order of business will be a massive stimulus bill to protect desperate working people throughout this country,โ€ Sanders said on Hill.TVโ€™s โ€œRising.โ€ The remarks come as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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Sanders: Democrats will pass ‘massive stimulus bill’ if party flips the Senate

By: The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pledged Thursday that Democrats will pass a huge coronavirus relief package if they win the Senate in next month’s elections. โ€œIf the Democrats gain control of the Senate, the first order of business will be a massive stimulus bill to protect desperate working people throughout this country,โ€ Sanders said on Hill.TVโ€™s โ€œRising.โ€ The remarks come as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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Bernie Sanders Applauds People of Bolivia for ‘Year-Long Fight to Restore Democracy’ in Wake of Military Coup

Common Dreams; Jake Johnson Following socialist candidate Luis Arce’s resounding victory in Bolivia’s high-stakes and closely watched presidential election, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday applauded the people of the South American nation for persisting in their “difficult, year-long fight to restore democracy” in the wake of last year’s military coup that ousted Evo Morales and installed a vicious right-wing

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Leahy and Sanders Seek Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating help

By: Vermont Business Magazine With winter around the corner and heating costs projected to increase this season, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest

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