Sanders Statement on Greek Austerity Vote

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 5  โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Greeceโ€™s vote against austerity measures:  โ€œI applaud the people of Greece for saying โ€˜no’ to more austerity for the the poor, the children, the sick and the elderly.  In a world of massive wealth and income inequality Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which

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Sanders Welcomes New Overtime Rules for Overworked Employees

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 30 โ€“ U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday morning welcomed an Obama administration initiative that will help middle-class families by making millions of American workers eligible for overtime pay. โ€œThis long overdue change in overtime rules is a step in the right direction and good news for workers,โ€ Sanders said. โ€œBusinesses no longer will be able to

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Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Independent Redistricting Commissions

BURLINGTON, June 29 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: โ€œTodayโ€™s Supreme Court decision is an important step in the fight against voter suppression. When congressional districts are controlled by partisanship it is bad for voters and our democracy. Allowing non-partisan commissions to

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Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

WASHINGTON, June 26 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. โ€œToday the Supreme Court fulfilled the words engraved upon its building: โ€˜Equal justice under law.โ€™ This decision is a victory for same-sex couples across our country as well as all those seeking to live

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Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, June 25 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of King v. Burwell to uphold the Affordable Care Act: โ€œThe Supreme Court recognized the common-sense reading of the Affordable Care Act that Congress intended to help all eligible Americans obtain health insurance whether they get it

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Sanders Backs Voting Rights Bill

WASHINGTON, June 24 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Wednesday endorsing legislation introduced in the Senate to restore the Voting Rights Act: โ€œThe Supreme Courtโ€™s 2013 decision gutting the Voting Rights Act was a shameful step backward. The critical civil rights law which protected voters in places with a history of discrimination is as necessary today

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