Statements by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

Sen. Sanders released 50 statements in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Date Title
July 8, 2020 CBO Report Commissioned by Sanders Finds Wealthy Tax Cheats the Prime Beneficiaries of IRS Budget Cuts
July 2, 2020 Sanders Demands Mandatory Federal COVID-19 Protections in Airline Industry
June 30, 2020 Sanders Calls on Senate to Reject Exploding Military Budget, Invest in Human Needs
June 25, 2020 Sanders: Cut the Pentagon By 10% to Hire More Teachers, Build More Homes, and Create More Jobs
June 17, 2020 Leahy and Sanders Welcome Senate Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act
Aug. 5, 2020 Sen. Sanders Announces $3 Million in Federal Funds for Affordable Housing in Vermont
July 30, 2020 Sanders Supports Ending Filibuster
July 28, 2020 Sanders Leads 14 Senators in Introducing Masks for All Act to Curb Deadly Coronavirus Surge
July 22, 2020 Sanders Initiative to Cut Pentagon by 10% Secures Half of the Senate Democratic Caucus
July 10, 2020 Sanders Welcomes Schumers Support for Effort to Cut Pentagon and Invest in Human Needs
Sept. 17, 2020 Sanders, Welch Introduce Bill to Give States Greater Control Over Reactor Shutdown Plans
Sept. 16, 2020 Sanders, Schumer Call for Special Committee to Ensure Election Security
Aug. 13, 2020 Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Study Examines Disability Wait Times
Aug. 6, 2020 Sanders, Colleagues Introduce Tax on Billionaire Wealth Gains to Provide Health Care for All
Aug. 5, 2020 Sanders Speech: Do-Nothing Republicans Abandon Working Class in Pandemic
Sept. 26, 2020 Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Nomination
Sept. 22, 2020 Sanders, Dos Docenas de Legisladores Piden Responsabilidad de la OEA Para Garantizar Elecciones Justas en Bolivia
Sept. 22, 2020 Sanders, Two Dozen Lawmakers Call for OAS Accountability to Ensure Fair Elections in Bolivia
Sept. 18, 2020 Sanders Statement on Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sept. 17, 2020 Gillibrand, Sanders Reintroduce Postal Banking Act to Fund U.S. Postal Service
Oct. 28, 2020 Sanders, Klobuchar Issue Statement Correcting Misinformation from President Trump and Justice Kavanaugh on Voting Processes
Oct. 26, 2020 Sanders Condemns Senate Confirmation of Judge Barrett to Supreme Court
Oct. 19, 2020 Sanders, Senate Democrats To American People: Do Not Allow Trump To Undermine Nov. 3 Election Results
Oct. 13, 2020 Vermont Delegation Demands Postmaster General Deliver and Install Critical Mail Processing Machine to White River Junction Facility
Oct. 2, 2020 Vermont Seniors Can Now Get Food Assistance More Easily, Thanks to the New 3SquaresVT IN A SNAP Program
Dec. 10, 2020 Sanders, Hawley Introduce $1,200 Direct Payments Amendment to Attach to End-of-Year Legislation
Dec. 10, 2020 Sanders Demands Direct Payments for Working Families
Dec. 8, 2020 Sanders, Gillibrand, Warren, Merkley, Markey and Wyden Urge Colleagues to Defend Working Class in COVID-19 Relief Proposal
Dec. 4, 2020 Sanders Statement on Manchin-Romney COVID19 Proposal
Nov. 18, 2020 Taxpayers Subsidize Poverty Wages at Walmart, McDonalds, Other Large Corporations, GAO Finds
Dec. 19, 2020 Senator Bernie Sanders Receives COVID-19 Vaccine from U.S. Capitol Physician, Dr. Brian P. Monahan
Dec. 18, 2020 Sanders Delivers Floor Speech Urging Senate to Pass $1,200 in Direct Relief to Working Class
Dec. 18, 2020 Over 2,000 Vermonters Join Sanders for Virtual Seniors Town Hall
Dec. 16, 2020 Sanders Helps Lead Fight for Direct Payments
Dec. 14, 2020 Sanders on Manchin-Romney Deal: Congress Cannot Go Home Until Working Class Receives $1,200 Direct Payments
Dec. 31, 2020 Vermonts Congressional Delegation Recognizes Vermont U.S. Service Academy Nominees via Video Livestream Wednesday, December 30
Dec. 28, 2020 Sanders Demands McConnell Hold Vote on $2,000 Direct Payments
Dec. 24, 2020 Sanders Calls on Mitch McConnell to Pass $2,000 Direct Payments Legislation in the Senate
Dec. 22, 2020 Sanders, Leahy, Welch Applaud Dam-Repair Funding for Vermont
Dec. 22, 2020 Sanders Statement on Passage of COVID-19 Relief Package
Dec. 31, 2020 Sanders to Demand Votes on House-Passed $2,000 Direct Payments Bill and McConnells Bill
Dec. 14, 2020 Sanders on Manchin-Romney Deal: Congress Cannot Go Home Until Working Class Receives $1,200 Direct Payments
Dec. 11, 2020 We Must Get $1,200 Direct Checks To The Working Class Of America
Dec. 10, 2020 Sanders, Hawley Introduce $1,200 Direct Payments Amendment to Attach to End-of-Year Legislation
Dec. 10, 2020 Responding to the needs of the AmericanPeople
Dec. 10, 2020 Sanders Demands Direct Payments for Working Families
Dec. 8, 2020 Sanders, Gillibrand, Warren, Merkley, Markey and Wyden Urge Colleagues to Defend Working Class in COVID-19 Relief Proposal
Dec. 4, 2020 Sanders Statement on Manchin-Romney COVID19 Proposal
Nov. 25, 2020 Vermont Students: Share What You Think Our National Priorities Should Be
Nov. 24, 2020 Sanders Announces Eleventh Annual State of the Union Essay Contest
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