Sanders Statement on Budget Proposal for FY 2016

BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement about President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year…

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Sanders Leads Push for Fair Overtime Pay

MONTPELIER, Vt., Jan. 31 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has asked President Barack Obama to make millions more American workers eligible for overtime pay. “We need to change outdated…

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Sanders Votes No on Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 – Calling on Senate colleagues to sustain an expected veto by President Barack Obama, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after the Senate today passed…

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Statement on the Election in Greece

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 25 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Greece rejected austerity economics and gave a decisive victory to the Syriza party of…

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