NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration’s Announcement that Medicare will Negotiate the Price of Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today released the following statement after the Biden administration…

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GET HELP FILING YOUR TAXES

Here is some good news regarding the filing of your tax returns. You can now schedule an appointment with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA is designed to help individuals and families file their state and federal income tax returns and can also help with Vermont Renter Credits, Homestead Declarations and Property Tax Credits. And the best part: VITA is free for low and moderate-income Vermonters and is staffed by local volunteers who understand this far-too-complicated process.

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Ceasefire-Hostage Deal

WASHINGTON, January 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the newly announced ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas:Officials from the United States, Israel, Qatar, and…

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Share Your Thoughts on Our Health Care System and What You Want to See in the Future

In my view, the health care system here in Vermont and across the country is broken, dysfunctional, and outrageously expensive. I believe that health care is a human right, should be guaranteed to all, and that we need to move to a Medicare for All single-payer system. We should not continue being the only major country on earth not to provide universal health care.

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Celebrating Good Work in Our Communities

As we head into the new year, I wanted to take a moment to remind you of a very important fact. If you are having a hard time, if you are struggling to make ends meet, to put food on the table, to pay rent: You are not alone. And there are agencies that can help.

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H1-B visas hurt one type of worker and exploit another. This mess must be fixed

It must never be cheaper for a corporation to hire a guest worker from overseas than an American worker. We are living in a moment with unprecedented income and wealth inequality. At a time when the richest people in our country have never had it so good, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and inflation-adjusted income for the average American worker has been stagnant for 50 years. Why is that?

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