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Senator from Vermont. He has served 17 years in the Senate.
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Committee Assignments
- Veterans' Affairs (ranks 3rd)
- Budget (ranks 5th)
- Energy and Natural Resources (ranks 4th)
- Environment and Public Works (ranks 3rd)
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (ranks 1st)
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Representative Subjects
We trained a computer model to analyze the press releases sent by members of Congress. Here’s what it came up with:
Policy Priorities
What policy areas does Sen. Sanders focus on, as expressed by his press releases? Learn more.
- Taxation 10.6%
- International Affairs 10.3%
- Health 9.7%
- Government Operations and Politics 9.0%
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 6.9%
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 5.8%
- Education 5.7%
- Labor and Employment 4.3%
- Arts, Culture, Religion & History 4.2%
- Economics and Public Finance 4.2%
- Energy 3.8%
- Finance and Financial Sector 3.2%
- Armed Forces and National Security 3.0%
- Crime and Law Enforcement 3.0%
- Social Welfare & Families 2.4%
- Sports and Recreation 2.1%
- Environmental Protection 2.1%
- Commerce 1.8%
- Immigration 1.7%
- Housing and Community Development 1.3%
- Transportation and Public Works 0.9%
- Science, Technology, Communications 0.9%
- Water Resources Development 0.8%
- Agriculture and Food 0.8%
- Emergency Management 0.7%
- Public Lands and Natural Resources 0.6%
- Native Americans 0.2%
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Distinctive Topics
What topics does Sen. Sanders talk about in his recent press releases more often than other members of Congress do? Learn more.
- electronic communications
- opinion polls and
- essay contest
- working class
- saudi led
- vermont yankee
- estate tax
- nuclear plant
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