Donโ€™t Cut Benefits for Disabled Veterans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and leaders of The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veteransโ€™ organizations today denounced proposals to cut veteransโ€™ disability benefits as part of a year-end deal on deficits. A member of the Senate Veteransโ€™ Affairs Committee and the Budget Committee, Sanders said there are better approaches to deficit reduction than

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STATEMENT BY SENATOR BERNARD SANDERS ON THE CHAINED-CPI

Let me begin by thanking the American Legion; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the Disabled American Veterans; the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; the Paralyzed Veterans of America; the Blinded Veterans Association; and the many other veteransโ€™ organizations who are here this morning and who have spoken out on this issue.  Some of the full statements from the veteransโ€™

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Statement on Tragedy in Connecticut

โ€œNewtown, Conn., and our entire country have experienced an unspeakable and unimaginable tragedy. As President Obama has stated we, as a nation, must do everything we can to put an end to the epidemic of mass killings that we have seen in recent years. โ€œNo knowledgeable person believes that there is one easy, 15-second-soundbite answer to this crisis.  We need

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Statement on the Passing of Sen. Inouye

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after Sen. Daniel K. Inouye passed away today at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center: โ€œThe Senate lost a very good man today. He was giant among senators who treated everyone with respect and dignity.  He was a World War II veteran who earned the nationโ€™s highest

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Sanders Statement on School Shootings

BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 14 โ€“ U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a gunman killed 26 people, 20 of them children, at a grade school in Newtown, Conn.: โ€œToday the people of Newtown, Conn., and all of America experienced a terrible tragedy. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and their loved ones. As

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Sanders to Chair Senate Veteransโ€™ Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today was named chairman of the Senate Veteransโ€™ Affairs Committee. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made the announcement while listing committee assignments for the next session of Congress. As the White House and lawmakers are in the final stages of negotiating a year-end debt reduction deal, Sanders said his first order

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