PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Slams Corporate Giveaways in Microchip Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 13 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate called for the USICA conference committee to not approve the billions in corporate giveaways slated for a handful of wealthy and powerful microchip companies, includingย aย $10 billion bailout for Jeff Bezos to fly to the moon.ย ย  Sandersโ€™ย remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.ย  M. President:

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NEWS: Sanders Urges Secretary Buttigieg to Protect the Rights of Airline Passengers and Workers Amidst Skyrocketing Delays

WASHINGTON, June 29 โ€“ As skyrocketing flight delays, cancellations, and outrageously high prices and hidden fees are leaving passengers and crew members frustrated, broke, and stranded, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging immediate action to protect the rights of airline passengers and workers. Sanders wrote, โ€œLetโ€™s be clear. During the pandemic, when

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NEWS: Sanders Calls for End of Filibuster to Codify Right to Abortion

WASHINGTON, June 24 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: ย  โ€œSix Supreme Court justices, including some who in their nomination hearings called the case โ€˜important precedent,โ€™ today did exactly what the American people did not want and overturnedย Roe v. Wade.

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NEWS: Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory and Drop Objections Ahead of Critical NLRB Hearing

WASHINGTON, June 11 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Friday sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy urging him to drop the companyโ€™s objections to the historic union election on Staten Island before a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing on Monday and finally recognize the Amazon Labor Union. โ€œIf Amazon can afford to spend

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NEWS: Sanders and Baldwin Lead Letter in Support of Striking CNH Industrial Workers in Wisconsin and Iowa

WASHINGTON, June 9 โ€“ Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with their colleagues Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday sent a letter to CNH Industrialโ€™s Chief Executive Officer Scott Wine expressing support for over 1,000 UAW workers currently on strike in Racine, Wisconsin and Burlington, Iowa demanding the company negotiate

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NEWS: Sanders, Warren, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security by $2,400 a Year and Extend Solvency for 75 Years

WASHINGTON, June 9 โ€“ Senate Co-Chairs of the Expand Social Security Caucus Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday โ€“ joined by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), with Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) introducing companion legislation in the House โ€“ introduced legislation

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