NEWS: Sanders Statement on Israel’s Threat to Attack Rafah
WASHINGTON, May 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released the following statement regarding the threat of Israel’s all-out assault on Rafah: Almost 35,000 Palestinians have already been killed in this war, and more than 78,000 have been wounded – 70 percent of whom are women and children. As we speak, hundreds of thousands more children face the possibility
NEWS: Sanders, Merkley, Khanna, Tlaib Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Medical Debt for Millions of Working Class Americans
WASHINGTON, May 8 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), with Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), today introduced legislation to eliminate all $220 billion in medical debt held by millions of Americans, wipe it from credit reports, and drastically limit the accrual of future medical debt. The medical debt crisis has exploded in recent years, decimating Americans’ bank
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden’s Hold on Bomb Delivery to Netanyahu’s Government
WASHINGTON, May 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement responding to news that the Biden Administration has held certain arms transfers to Israel: Given the unprecedented humanitarian disaster that Netanyahu’s war has created in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of children face starvation, President Biden is absolutely right to halt bomb delivery to this extreme, right-wing
NEWS: Sanders Offers Resolution to Condemn Bigotry in All Forms on College Campuses and Calls for the Protection of Students’ Right to Free Speech and Protest
“This body is quick to condemn student protesters, but will not address why they are protesting,” said Sanders WASHINGTON, May 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose on the floor of the Senate to offer a resolution condemning antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bigotry on college campuses across the country. Sanders introduced the resolution in response to one offered
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on the Nationwide Student Protests and the Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
WASHINGTON, May 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday night spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the student protests taking place on college campuses across the country, and the ongoing, horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched live here: President, some of us have been out
