Sanders Statement on House Vote for Impeachment

WASHINGTON, December 18 โ€” Senator Sanders issued the following statement after a majority of the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump: โ€œToday, the House of Representatives rightly carried out its constitutional responsibility by voting to impeach Donald Trump, the most corrupt president in our history. No one, including the president, is above the law.    โ€œI call

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Achieving the American Dream is Harder for Millennials, GAO Finds

WASHINGTON, Decemberย 18ย โ€“ Millennials are financially worse off than previous generations, and may not have the chance to do better than their parents, according to aย new studyย by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).ย Commissioned byย Senatorย Bernie Sandersย (I-Vt.), the analysis paints a dire economic picture forย millennial households: compared to previous generationsโ€™ economic status at the same age, millennialsโ€”despite higher levels of educational achievementโ€”have lower median

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High School Students Participate in โ€˜Vermont Dayโ€™ at the Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate

BURLINGTON, December 10โ€“ Students from Woodstock Union High School traveled to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston on Monday, as part of โ€œVermont Dayโ€ organized by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). This marked the fifth time Vermont students have participated in the non-partisan Kennedy Instituteโ€™s innovative programming on democracy, civics and the legislative process.

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Sanders Statement on Articles of Impeachment

WASHINGTON, December 10โ€”Today, Sen. Sanders (I-V.t.) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of articles of impeachment: โ€œDonald Trump is the most corrupt president in history, and he must be held accountable. Let me be clear: while the announcement of articles of impeachment is not a moment for celebration, I strongly believe they are appropriate and necessary, and I call

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Sanders, Khanna Condemn Pentagon Authorization โ€œGiveaway,โ€ Urge Congress to Vote No

WASHINGTON, December 9โ€”In response to the publication of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2020, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) issued the following statement:ย โ€œCongress must vote against this disastrous Pentagon authorizationโ€”a bill of astonishing moral cowardice. Congress should have used this National Defense Authorization Act to stop our endless wars. Instead,

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Wyden, Sanders Demand More Accountability Following Pentagonโ€™s Second Financial Audit

WASHINGTON, December 9ย โ€“ U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today released the following statement regardingย the completion of the Pentagonโ€™s second financial audit:ย  โ€œThe Pentagon has just completed its second full financial audit and the results look a lot like a Sergio Leone western: thereโ€™s some good, some bad, and some ugly.  โ€œThe good news is that the

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