Congress Sends Veterans COLA to President Obama

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – A cost-of-living adjustment that would boost benefits for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for their survivors won final congressional approval today. The House vote completed congressional…

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Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed today’s 64-32 Senate vote in favor of a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “I am…

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Sanders Statement on Excessive Oil Speculation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made a second attempt to curb speculation by traders in oil and…

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