Sanders Statement on State of the Union

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: …

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Martin Luther King Jr.

On the national holiday named for the civil rights leader, Sen. Bernie Sanders called the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “one of the great leaders in American history.” Sanders, then…

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 18 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on Monday’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:  “The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is…

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Senators: Stop Postal Service Cuts

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 17 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday proposed legislation to impose a two-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to eliminate up to 15,000 decent-paying jobs,…

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