Ranking Member Bernie Sanders Statement on Bipartisan Health Care Deal in New Minibus Funding Agreement
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the minibus agreement announced Monday by congressional leadership: Over the past several years, one of my top legislative priorities as Chairman, and now Ranking Member, of the Senate HELP Committee has been to address
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Protests in Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding ongoing protests in Iran: Iran is in turmoil. Millions of people are rising up against their autocratic government. Not surprisingly, the regime is responding brutally by killing thousands of protesters, according to some estimates. The Iranian people have the right to determine their own future, and the
NEWS: Sanders, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Introduce Bill to Ban Presidents from Naming Buildings After Themselves
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 — After the Trump administration illegally attempted to put the president’s name on federal property including the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alongside U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), today introduced a bill to prohibit the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents. Joining Sanders, Van
NEWS: Sanders Statement: Trump’s Persecution of Jerome Powell and Political Opponents Must End
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s investigations into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Trump’s political opponents: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a conservative Republican. I voted against his nomination based on policy disagreements. In a democracy, debate and disagreement are normal. But Donald Trump does not “disagree”
NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Delineating Trump’s War on Free Speech on College Campuses
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report revealing that President Donald Trump has violated or likely violated the First Amendment in 17 cases related to college campuses, according to federal courts. “The Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into
