NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Historic Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

WASHINGTON, April 7 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Calls for โ€œStrategic Pauseโ€ on Corporate Welfare to Profitable Companies

WASHINGTON, April 6 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Wednesday called for a โ€œstrategic pauseโ€ on corporate welfare to profitable companies during remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Sandersโ€™ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. M. President: I look forward to offering two roll call votes on Motions to Instruct Conferees to the so-called โ€œcompetitivenessโ€ bill based on

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NEWS: Sanders, Bush, Crow Introduce Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022

WASHINGTON, April 6ย โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),ย Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.),ย and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) today introduced the Energy Security and Independence Act, a historic effort to lower utilityย bills, strengthen Americaโ€™s renewable energy supply chain, and put the country on the path to energy independence through the Defense Production Act. This legislation would invest $150 billion in onshore renewable energy manufacturing

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Floor Speech on Growing Union Movement

WASHINGTON, April 4 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Monday gave remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the growing labor movement in the United States following two major victories at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island and a Starbucks roastery in New York City. Sandersโ€™ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. M. President, let me begin by

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NEWS: Sanders and Nearly 100 Other Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt

WASHINGTON, April 4 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) last Thursday joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), andย Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) in sending a letter to President Biden urging the administration to act now to

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