Tag: Bernie Sanders
Pressed by Sanders, Democrats aim to lower Medicare eligibility age in...
"In the rescue plan, we were able to take a major step forward in lowering child poverty—very important. Now I want to deal with issues facing seniors as well."
Sanders bill would hike taxes on big corporations that pay CEOs...
"We need to take dramatic steps to address wealth inequality in this country and discouraging massive executive payouts is a good place to start."
‘Total hypocrisy!’ Sanders rips GOP for pushing estate tax repeal while...
“While Senate Republicans told us we cannot afford to provide $1,400 direct payments to the working class, they had no problem introducing a bill this week to repeal the estate tax.”
‘We need a people’s vaccine, not a profit vaccine’: Sanders urges...
“Ending this pandemic requires collaboration, solidarity, and empathy. It requires a very different mindset—a mindset that puts people over profits at every turn.”
‘Outrageous’: Sanders rips Netanyahu for sending Covid vaccines to foreign allies...
The U.S. senator from Vermont denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for sending spare vaccines overseas “while so many Palestinians in the occupied territories are still waiting.”
Sanders ‘confident’ $15 minimum wage possible through Senate reconciliation
"I'm confident that the parliamentarian will advise next week that we can raise the minimum wage through the reconciliation process."
‘Biggest risk’ for Democrats on minimum wage, says top Sanders aide,...
With the White House and legislative branch under their control, says Warren Gunnels, Democrats “must win” fight on behalf of working people.
‘Now is not the time to count pennies’: Sanders says GOP...
“What the Republicans are talking about is just totally inadequate to meet the unprecedented crises that we’re facing.”
Budget chair Sanders dares GOP to criticize him for using reconciliation...
"You did it, we're gonna do it, but we're gonna do it to protect ordinary people, not just the rich and the powerful."
Why impeach Trump at this late date? One word, says Bernie...
"It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government."
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Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).