Sanders, Senators Send Letter to President on Pacific Trade Pact
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told the Obama Administration on Thursday that a 12-nation trade deal should not be considered by Congress until it is renegotiated. In a letter to the president, Sanders and his colleagues outlined the Trans Pacific Partnership’s fundamental flaws and the need to fix them before Congress votes on the agreement, which
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Statement on Refugee Resettlement in Rutland
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 – Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after the U.S. Department of State confirmed on Wednesday it had approved a plan to bring up to 100 refugees from war-torn Syria and Iraq to the city of Rutland: “We learned this morning that the city of Rutland
Senators Ask Labor Department to Investigate Wells Fargo’s Potential Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil requesting that DOL investigate whether Wells Fargo violated the Fair Labor Standards
Sanders, Warren: Prioritize Life-Saving Drugs, Not Drugmakers’ Profits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined forces Wednesday to oppose legislation that would slow the approval of priority medications and do nothing to lower prescription drug prices. Republicans accepted a counter-proposal from Sanders and Warren that would only extend the voucher program through the end of the year to allow time to come
Sanders Statement on Testimony from Wells Fargo CEO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after the CEO of Wells Fargo testified before the Senate Banking Committee: “Let’s be clear, the business model of Wall Street is fraud. In my view, there is no better example than the recently-exposed illegal behavior at Wells Fargo. “The CEO of Wells Fargo admitted today that