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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday delivered a major address from the U.S. Capitol on the state of the working class in America. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: Let me thank all of you who are here

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 13 – Thirty-four percent of large, profitable corporations paid nothing in federal income taxes in 2018, the first year that the Trump tax cuts went into effect, according to a new study prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO also found that, on average, large, profitable American corporations paid less

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday will give a major speech at the U.S. Capitol on the state of America’s working class and how we address the existing crises. “Before we can effectively go forward in terms of economic policy, it’s necessary to

Media availability with Sanders will follow the Student Town Meeting in Essex Junction BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on Thursday will speak with students during several classroom visits at Mallets Bay School in Colchester. Following the classroom visits, Sanders will travel to Essex

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 10 – Following news reports that the pharmaceutical corporation plans to quadruple its price for the COVID-19 vaccine up to $130 per dose, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on Tuesday sent a letter to Moderna’s CEO urging the company to reconsider its decision and refrain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 – First introduced in 2009, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday announced his Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge (WORK) Act, essential legislation to help workers expand employee ownership across the country, was included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus that passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday ahead of the Friday deadline.  “Workers deserve an ownership stake in the