NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump Canceling $7 Billion for Solar for All

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 5 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after the Trump administration moved to cancel $7 billion in funding for the Solar for All program — legislation that Sanders wrote to provide loans or grants to working class families to help cover the cost of installing solar rooftops or participating in community-based solar projects:

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News: Sanders, 12 Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Americans Can Access Safety Net and Public Assistance Programs Without Unnecessary Red Tape

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 4 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Attorney General Pam Bondi calling on them to reverse departmental guidance intended to throw people off of

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NEWS: Sanders to Force Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel Amid Starvation in Gaza

WASHINGTON, July 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his intention to immediately force votes to block offensive arms sales to Israel in light of the daily civilian massacres and unfolding famine created by the Netanyahu government’s policies.  Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on:  S.J.Res.34 – To prohibit the U.S.-taxpayer financed $675.7 million sale of 201 MK 83 1,000-pound bombs;

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