NEWS: Sanders, Tlaib Introduce Bill to End Outrageous CEO Pay and Combat Corporate Greed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 โ€” At a time when 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) today introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed and rein in the obscene salaries of Americaโ€™s top executives. The legislation would raise taxes on corporations that pay their executives more than

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NEWS: Sanders: Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Governmentย 

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 13 โ€” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s threats to shut down the government. Donald Trump was recently asked about negotiating with the Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. โ€œDonโ€™t even bother dealing with them,โ€ the president said. โ€œIf you gave them every dream, they would not vote for it.โ€ Well,

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VIDEO: In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a video statement responding to rising political violence in America. The video is available here, and a transcript is below:  I want to say a few words regarding the terrible murder yesterday of Charlie Kirk โ€” someone whom I strongly disagreed with on almost every issue but who was clearly

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NEWS: Sanders Introduces Bill to Save Social Security from Trump, Musk Cuts

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, today introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act. This legislation โ€” unveiled for the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law โ€” reverses the disastrous cuts the Trump administration has

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Doctors to Hold Press Conference Making Clear That Vaccines Work

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 โ€” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), will hold a press conference tomorrow with doctors and public health experts representing tens of thousands of health care professionals nationwide. Together, Sanders and the public health leaders will highlight the lifesaving importance of vaccines in protecting children, families

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on CDC Walkout As Trump’s War on Science Continues

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement after hundreds of CDC workers walked out of their job to protest the Trump administrationโ€™s decision to oust senior scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including by firing CDC Director Dr.

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