Sanders Statement on GOP Tax Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after House Republicans released tax reform legislation: “Donald Trump is labeling the disastrous Republican tax bill as the ‘Cut, Cut, Cut Act’ and he is right. At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, this bill would cut taxes for billionaires by repealing the estate tax.
Sanders Calls for Reversing Social Security Cuts to Improve Deteriorating Customer Service
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 31 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday called on Congress to reverse deep budget cuts that have left Social Security Administration offices understaffed and unable to keep up with growing caseloads. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who chairs the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sanders said, “Social Security is one of the most successful
New Bill: No War in North Korea Without Congressional Authorization
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday led U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) in introducing a bill prohibiting President Trump from starting a preemptive war against North Korea, absent an imminent threat or without express authorization from Congress. The bill, introduced amidst the escalation
Sanders Statement on Special Counsel Indictments
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Monday after President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted: “Russia’s interference in our recent election and their attack on American democracy is an issue of enormous consequence. Special Counsel Mueller, appointed with bipartisan support, is
Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Tx.), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 to direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate lower
