NEWS: Sanders Calls on Tech Giants to Pause Development of Out-of-Control AI

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 10 โ€“ Following recent and repeated public reporting about artificial intelligence (AI) technology breaking outside of human control and creating potentially dangerous viruses, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged Americaโ€™s largest AI companies โ€” Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI โ€” to immediately pause their development of Artificial Intelligence. โ€œAlmost every day, there is a new story about how

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NEWS: Cassidy, Sanders Request Update from Justice Department on Contempt Charges for Former Hospital CEO

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 โ€“ Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting information on the status of the contempt referral for Dr. Ralph de la Torre, former Chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care,

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NEWS: Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Ramirez Reintroduce the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) reintroducedย the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, which would rebuild the United Statesโ€™ public housing stock, address the longstanding capital backlog and create thousands of union jobs. This bill provides a much-needed infusion of federal funding to update every public housing unit

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NEWS: Sanders Introduces Bill to Guarantee Paid Vacation for U.S. Workers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today reintroduced the Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act โ€” legislation that would guarantee at least two weeks of paid vacation to every full-time worker in America. Joining Sanders as cosponsors are Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ruben Gallego

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NEWS: Sanders Warns Democrats: Donโ€™t Open Back Door for Republicans to Cut Social Securityย 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 โ€” After the Social Security Administrationย warnedย that 70 million Americans will have their benefits cut by 2032 unless Congress takes action, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today called on Senate Democrats to strongly oppose the PROMISE Act โ€” legislation allowing congressional Republicans to slash or privatize Social Security through an unelected commission. Sanders instead urged his Democratic colleagues to

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NEWS: Sanders Announces New VA Clinics to Serve Vermont Veteransย 

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 1 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that new community-based U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinics (CBOCs) will be built in South Burlington, Vermont, and West Chesterfield, New Hampshire, to serve Vermont veterans. These facilities represent real progress in expanding VA healthcare for veterans in our state. โ€œAs the former Chair and a senior

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