Sanders Introduces Resolution to Protect American Democracy from Russian Meddling
WASHINGTON, July 19 — Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution Thursday to force members of the Senate to go on the record in accepting the assessment of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the looming threat of Russian interference in this year’s midterm elections. The resolution also calls for the Senate to commit
Sanders Statement on Russia Probe Indictments
MINNEAPOLIS, July 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement regarding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s announcement Friday of new charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers: “The indictments announced today by the Justice Department confirm once again that Russia interfered in our elections to benefit Donald Trump. The fact that these indictments name 12 members of Russia’s military intelligence service
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON, July 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday after President Donald Trump announced he is nominating Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court: “Let us be clear: President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be a rubber-stamp for an extreme, right-wing agenda pushed by corporations and billionaires. The coming
Sanders Calls on UVM Medical Center to Meet Nurses’ Request for Competitive Wages
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 6 – Flanked by members of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) demanded Friday afternoon that the UVM Medical Center administration address the nursing crisis at the hospital. “As anyone who has ever been in a hospital bed knows, nurses are the backbone of any hospital,” Sanders said. “Patients know
Sanders Statement on Scott Pruitt
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned: “Scott Pruitt was the worst EPA administrator in the history of the agency. Not only has he acted, time and time again, in an unethical manner, but he has led the agency in exactly the