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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Apr 2 - 11:00am
Why are the American people angry? Maybe it has something to do with the largest producer of eggs in America increasing its profits by 718% last quarter after doubling the price of eggs and reporting ZERO cases of avian flu. We must break up big Ag & enact a windfall profits tax.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Apr 1 - 9:22pm
Instead of negotiating a first union contract as required by law, Starbucks has chosen to double down on its illegal union busting by firing Alexis Rizzo, a union leader in Buffalo who worked for Starbucks for 7 years. That is beyond unacceptable. Ms. Rizzo must be reinstated.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 30 - 12:21pm
Yesterday’s hearing in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee was a reminder that billionaires and powerful corporations are not above the law. https://t.co/jmE704cmIR
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 29 - 1:21pm
The actions of Starbucks to try and destroy the spirits of thousands of people fighting for justice is unforgiveable. https://t.co/9ck3kQR6ZS
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 29 - 10:01am
LIVE: No company is above the law. The HELP Committee is holding a hearing NOW on the need to end illegal union busting at Starbucks. https://t.co/gfg8yMN680
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 28 - 9:19pm
Join us TOMORROW at 10 a.m. ET for a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the need to end illegal union busting at Starbucks. https://t.co/lhV6cBrsjb
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 27 - 3:20pm
Another horrific shooting at a school. Another unspeakable tragedy. It's an utter disgrace that children in America today are going to school afraid of being shot and killed. We can't allow this epidemic of gun violence to continue. How many more have to die before Congress acts?
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 27 - 12:25pm
I applaud the hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens peacefully protesting against their extreme government's actions. Israel deserves a fully democratic government that protects the rights of all and works to assure peace and dignity for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 25 - 6:43pm
Congratulations to Shawn Fain, the newly-elected progressive president of the UAW. Shawn has pledged “to transform the UAW into a member-led, fighting union once again.” We look forward to working with Shawn and his brothers and sisters in the UAW as they take on corporate greed.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 24 - 3:40pm
I stand in solidarity with Los Angeles school staff and teachers @SEIULocal99 @UTLAnow. $25,000/yr is not a salary a worker can live on. The workers who educate, feed, and care for our children deserve to have living wages, decent benefits, and respect. https://t.co/lvMkY9UnOI
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 23 - 11:08am
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 23 - 11:07am
The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who successfully lobbied for the deregulation of his financial institution, was allowed to serve as a director of the same body in charge of regulating his bank. Today, I am introducing legislation to block that from happening again.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 9:10pm
Today, I asked Moderna’s CEO, Stéphane Bancel, if he could guarantee that Americans would not pay the highest prices in the world for the COVID vaccine. He could not make that commitment. https://t.co/84UjCmlSEc
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 5:39pm
It was good to see Julie Su in my office today. She is going to be an excellent Secretary of Labor. https://t.co/e3LJ59OfDg
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 4:23pm
Twenty years ago, as Congress debated whether to invade Iraq, I explained why a unilateral war made no sense. Those objections were ignored. Sadly, the concerns some of us raised were shown to be accurate, and we still live with the terrible consequences today. https://t.co/aTw1mAbTvY
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 2:52pm
To Moderna and other drug companies: Is it morally acceptable to say, “I have a drug here that can cure you, save your life, but I’m sorry you cannot afford it?” https://t.co/4jvw2lJ9Nx
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 10:02am
LIVE: Taxpayers spent billions to develop a COVID vaccine. Moderna is thanking them by quadrupling the price of the shot. That is unacceptable corporate greed. Moderna’s CEO is testifying NOW in front of the HELP Committee. https://t.co/hs4QZ7qtF7
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 21 - 10:38pm
I am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a petition to reduce the price of Xtandi. As HELP Committee chairman, I will do everything I can to take make sure that drugs that are developed with U.S. taxpayer money are sold here at a reasonable price. https://t.co/TJuHTQBXz3
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 21 - 5:20pm
The taxpayer investment in Moderna was to protect the health of the American people, not to turn a handful of corporate executives into multi-billionaires. The HELP Committee at 10 a.m. TOMORROW will hold a hearing to discuss why now is the time to end pharma’s greed. https://t.co/zolAiXUZ1A
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 20 - 6:13pm
The science is clear: We must have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry or else the planet we will be leaving our kids and future generations will be increasingly uninhabitable. Now is the time for action. https://t.co/nXu77tge3g
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 20 - 12:43pm
The Iraq war was a costly mistake that was sold to the American people with lies. We still have not fully learned our lesson. We must change the militaristic approach that has drawn attention from more pressing issues, undermined our moral authority, and corroded our democracy.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 19 - 12:08pm
Around the country, more and more people are saying to the pharmaceutical industry: Stop ripping us off. https://t.co/VjUddkYPIU
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 18 - 11:37am
One of the most absurd aspects of the Silicon Valley bank failure is that its CEO was a director of the same body in charge of regulating it: the San Francisco Fed. I'll be introducing a bill to end this conflict of interest by banning big bank CEOs from serving on Fed boards.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 17 - 11:47am
It’s official. As a result of a strong grassroots movement Sanofi has become the third company to substantially lower the price of insulin. We are making progress but more must be done. Americans must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 8:18pm
In America, if you're a wealthy vulture capitalist with over $250,000 in uninsured deposits at a loosely regulated bank the federal government will guarantee that your money is safe in a weekend. If you have no health insurance and get cancer, you're on your own. Unacceptable.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 2:16pm
Thanks to grassroots pressure Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have now cut the price of insulin. That is good news and Sanofi must follow suit. But much more needs to be done. We will soon hold a hearing on the need to guarantee insulin at an affordable price to everyone who needs it.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 1:12pm
5 years ago I helped lead the effort against the bank deregulation bill that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Now is the time to repeal that bill, break up too big to fail banks and address the needs of working families, not vulture capitalists. https://t.co/nJAeuo1Ui7
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 9:45am
I am saddened to learn that former member of Congress Patricia Schroeder has passed away. Pat was not only a friend but an extraordinarily effective Congresswoman who, in so many ways, led the way in opening up opportunities for women. https://t.co/zzpVbRAdc0
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 12 - 9:20pm
Norfolk Southern’s CEO said this week that the company is committed to “doing what’s right.” But it’s no big mystery. In fact, it’s pretty obvious to most Americans what must be done. https://t.co/ZhHIHg6Dyt
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 12 - 6:21pm
My statement on Silicon Valley Bank. https://t.co/dwB8xdhCwm
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 11 - 12:00pm
The good news is that, as a result of the trade union movement, Norfolk Southern agreed to provide up to 7 paid sick days to 650 workers. The bad news is that nearly 12,000 Norfolk employees still don't have a single paid sick day for the dangerous work they do. That must change.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 10 - 2:26pm
While the pharmaceutical industry makes billions in profits, Americans are dying and suffering because they cannot afford the outrageous cost of their medicine. Congress must finally do what the people want and substantially lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 3:42pm
RT @RepCori: As a nurse, I watched my patients become unhoused, ration their food & die because they couldn't afford the insulin they needed to live. @SenSanders & I are introducing the #InsulinforAllAct to cap insulin prices at $20 & stop Big Pharma from price-gouging life-saving medicine. https://t.co/3zdlLc7wQP
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 2:22pm
To have the best public school system, we have got to radically change our attitude toward how we invest in education. No public school teacher should make less than $60,000 a year. I am proud to introduce the Pay Teachers Act to begin to address the crises schools face today.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 9:56am
In 1923, the inventors of insulin sold their patents for $1 to save lives, not to turn pharma executives into billionaires. Today, I am introducing the Insulin for All Act w/ @RepCori to cap the list price of insulin at no more than $20 per vial and put an end to corporate greed.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 8 - 10:08am
Workers across America are sick and tired of illegal union busting. I am holding a hearing LIVE to discuss how we can protect workers standing up to corporate greed. https://t.co/S2GMfzthWz
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 1:03pm
I’m LIVE at the Capitol to announce that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee. https://t.co/knZvb8zsiG
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 11:59am
I’m happy to announce that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee. I look forward to hearing from him as to when he intends to end his illegal anti-union activities and begin signing fair first contracts with the unions. https://t.co/PuDOyGGhBu
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 10:46am
Happy Town Meeting Day to my fellow Vermonters. The votes we cast on town meeting day have some of the most direct impact in our communities. But the real beauty of the town meeting is the tradition of coming together to debate the issues thoughtfully and respectfully.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 6 - 5:01pm
At just 13-years-old, Alexander Collins is the youngest chess state champion in Vermont. Recently, Alexander told us about winning the tournament and on how we can encourage young people to play chess and benefit from this game of dedication, strategy, and quick thinking. https://t.co/Oz4s5h3R1S
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 6 - 10:45am
I join the disability community in mourning the passing of Judy Heumann. From leading the 504 sit-ins to fighting for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Judy dedicated her life to advancing the rights of people with disabilities. We must continue her work.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 9:27pm
Israel’s finance minister just called for a Palestinian town “to be erased.” This disgusting rhetoric will get more innocent people killed. The extreme, right-wing Israeli government is creating the conditions for more violence and undermining democracy. https://t.co/n0CEi3V6Qf
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 6:24pm
Here’s my response to Starbucks’ latest letter. https://t.co/OaTYIrm4Jt
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 6:23pm
I am shocked and deeply concerned that Howard Schultz would continue to defy a request made by a majority of members on the Senate HELP Committee. The committee will vote on March 8th at 10 a.m. to compel Mr. Schultz to testify. https://t.co/Kd65nkbtuc
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 10:03am
In the midst of a broken and dysfunctional health care system, I am holding a hearing LIVE discussing how we can save lives and money by expanding community health centers so that every American has access to the primary care that they need and deserve. https://t.co/1jkzVuJJWo
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 5:36pm
Public pressure forced Eli Lilly to reduce the price of insulin by 70%. Today, I sent a letter demanding Sanofi and Novo Nordisk do the same. Now is the time to end the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and substantially lower the outrageous cost of prescription drugs. https://t.co/gPXRw3HYJB
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 11:35am
This is what fighting back accomplishes: At a time when Eli Lilly made over $7 billion in profits last year, public pressure forced them to reduce the price of insulin by 70%. Sanofi and Novo Nordisk must do the same. https://t.co/0UtawajURk
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 10:28am
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 10:28am
Unfortunately, Howard Schultz has given us no choice, but to subpoena him. A multi-billion dollar corporation like Starbucks cannot continue to break federal labor law with impunity. The time has come to hold Starbucks and Mr. Schultz accountable.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 9:08pm
No one should have to go hundreds of thousands of dollars into debt to get an education. Period. https://t.co/envKI3YgJ7
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 6:02pm
The prostate cancer drug Xtandi was invented by taxpayer-funded scientists at UCLA, but now costs Americans nearly $190,000 — or up to six times the price in other wealthy countries. If you are taking Xtandi and would like to share your story, click below. https://t.co/K1n12QewXm
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 3:20pm
LIVE NOW: The American people are sick and tired of the unprecedented corporate greed and illegal union busting. It is time to stand with the working class and rebuild the trade union movement. It's time to make the PRO Act the law of the land. https://t.co/oqYa3Ku2xy
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 1:22pm
I’m confident Julie Su will be an excellent Secretary of Labor. I look forward to working with her to protect workers’ rights and build the trade union movement in this country.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 10:54am
In America, you should not have to face financial ruin because you want a damn education. Today we say to the Supreme Court, listen to the needs of the people. Do the right thing. Support Biden’s proposal to cancel student debt.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 26 - 5:41pm
Corporate Health Care Lobbyists: Medicare for All would lead to rationed care. Gallup: A record-breaking 38% of Americans were forced to delay needed care last year because it was too expensive. The greed of private health insurance companies is literally killing Americans.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 25 - 7:00pm
Yes. Republicans are on the record proposing cuts to Social Security. https://t.co/06sWvTrgGI
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 23 - 8:31am
The grassroots trade union movement to provide paid sick days to rail workers is gaining momentum. Norfolk Southern has become the third rail company to guarantee paid sick days to workers. Now is the time for all rail companies to follow suit & substantially improve rail safety.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 9:36pm
If Disney can afford to give a $20 million golden parachute last year to a CEO who did a lousy job, it can afford to pay Disney World Cast Members who are struggling to pay the rent & groceries a minimum wage of at least $18/hour. I say to Disney: Pay your workers a living wage.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 5:05pm
With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it’s time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs. https://t.co/mIm1EpcZLu
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 10:15am
Let me congratulate the trade union movement for securing paid sick days to 2,100 workers at Union Pacific. Now that Union Pacific & CSX have done it, no more excuses. It's time for every railroad to provide 7 paid sick days to all rail workers.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 8:32am
RT @RepCasar: NEW: @SenSanders & I have sent a letter to Alphabet & Google CEO @sundarpichai. Our request is simple: Ensure all @Google workers, including @youtubemusic workers, are able to freely exercise their right to join a union as guaranteed by federal law. https://t.co/iA6zic2B41
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 20 - 4:01pm
While over 1.1 million Americans died from COVID, 10 pharmaceutical CEOs are in line to receive $1.6 billion in golden parachutes including: $926 million for Moderna's CEO $130 million for Regeneron's CEO $113 million for Pfizer's CEO $91 million for Eli Lilly's CEO Outrageous.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 19 - 7:10pm
He's shared stages with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Paul McCartney. Today, Patrick Ross is helping keep the Vermont fiddle tradition alive. https://t.co/N70J2aZvI2
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 18 - 8:14pm
The top 15 hedge fund managers on Wall Street make more money in a single year than every kindergarten teacher in America combined — over 120,000 teachers. https://t.co/n7oeYDgv7i
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 16 - 5:23pm
When rail companies reduced their workforce by 30% under orders from Wall Street, bad things happen – like the dangerous derailments in OH and MI. Rail companies not only must provide 7 days of paid sick leave to workers, they must stop skimping on safety measures.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 16 - 10:01am
Despite all of our health care spending, we don’t have enough health care professionals. Join us LIVE as the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee discusses the health care workforce crisis facing our country today. https://t.co/aHp6Ab8MXv
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 10:37pm
Please take a minute to listen to @AdyBarkan and Rosalba, and then tune in TOMORROW at 10 a.m. ET as the Senate HELP committee holds a hearing on how we can make sure we have enough health care professionals so that all our people can live in dignity. https://t.co/XLR0u6dpPQ
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 3:14pm
I’m LIVE on the floor of the U.S. Senate to say that now is the time to end the outrageous greed of the pharmaceutical industry. https://t.co/rylHK8guqW
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 1:45pm
Now, in the midst of a continuing public health crisis and a growing federal deficit, is not the time for Moderna to be quadrupling the price of this vaccine. Now is not the time for unacceptable corporate greed. https://t.co/Pd2fZZ56jh
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 12:14pm
Let me be clear. As the Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, I intend to hold @HowardSchultz and Starbucks accountable for their unacceptable behavior and look forward to seeing him before our committee. https://t.co/76r8zpLRZR
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 14 - 8:52pm
Increase teacher pay to a minimum of $60,000 a year. https://t.co/TklJaasZbc
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 14 - 5:04pm
RT @alexismcgill: It was a pleasure to visit champion and new @HELPCmteDems Chair @SenSanders to talk about how we can protect abortion and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care. Excited to work together to fight for our rights. https://t.co/wnvzWDJGQh
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 7:17pm
America’s teachers do enormously important and difficult work. It’s time we paid them like it. Join me LIVE from the U.S. Capitol for a town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America. https://t.co/8npMoM95b9
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 5:17pm
It is time to address the discuss the pay crisis teachers are facing throughout the United States. Join me TONIGHT at 7:15 p.m. ET for a livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America with NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten. https://t.co/a6uHxIBtln
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 3:12pm
The legislation that we are introducing today will expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and will extend the solvency of Social Security for the next 75 years by making sure that the wealthiest people in our society pay their fair share into the system. https://t.co/m6Iy3vsBYE
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:27pm
TONIGHT: Tune in at 7:15 p.m. ET for a livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America. I will be joined by NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten, among other educators and teachers. https://t.co/WZ72ViRt0Q
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:23pm
RT @BeckyPringle: On Monday evening, I'll be at an town hall on raising educator pay with @SenSanders, @RandiWeingarten, and educators from across the country. If you'd like to join the livestream, sign up and NEA will send you a reminder https://t.co/o0kqh56Ol9
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:22pm
RT @AFTunion: 🚨Happening TONIGHT at 7:15 PM: @rweingarten is joining @NEAToday's @BeckyPringle and @SenSanders for a town hall on respecting educators & fair pay. Make sure to tune in! https://t.co/FidjmOQKBK
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 12 - 12:41pm
SUBMIT A QUESTION: During tomorrow night’s livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America, we will be answering questions from social media. To submit a question in advance, reply to this tweet. https://t.co/yAT4kx44kS
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 11 - 4:56pm
It is time to put an end to corporate greed in the rail industry. If the companies can afford to spend billions on stock buybacks and hand out huge dividends to their wealthy shareholders, they can afford to provide their workers seven days of paid sick leave. https://t.co/yUGil3FNHZ
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Feb 10 - 12:05pm
A pleasure to welcome @LulaOficial to Washington. We discussed the importance of defending democracy, advancing workers’ rights, and increasing environmental and climate cooperation around the world. https://t.co/JoaItxWM3w
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 6:55pm
To rail company CEOs: If the rail industry can afford to spend over $20 billion on stock buybacks and hand out huge dividends to your wealthy shareholders, you can afford to provide rail workers with at least 7 paid sick days. https://t.co/z5KzbDwcLJ
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 1:32pm
LIVE: At a time of record-breaking profits, the rail industry can and must guarantee at least 7 paid sick days to every rail worker in America. Join me and @SenatorBraun as we stand with workers. https://t.co/Z3mkXo6EfW
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 10:03am
Join us LIVE as we discuss the agenda of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Now is the time for Congress to show the American people that our government can work for them, and not just the 1%. Let’s do it. https://t.co/HzOrcIDt9D
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 8 - 2:36pm
Today, I joined with my Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to invite Starbucks CEO @HowardSchultz to testify at a hearing on his company's labor practices. https://t.co/C04euT5Vf1
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 8 - 11:07am
Let me congratulate @BMWEDIBT and @TCUnionHQ for guaranteeing paid sick days for 5,000 rail workers at CSX. Now it's time for the entire rail industry, which made over $26 billion in profits last year, to provide at least 7 paid sick days to every rail worker in America.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 10:54pm
President Biden tonight gave a strong speech addressing many of the challenges our country faces. I look forward to working with him to take on powerful special interests and create an economy that works for all, not just the few.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 3:11pm
Teachers have one of the toughest and most demanding jobs, and we must stand up and support them. Join me for a town hall this Monday at 7:15 p.m. ET at the U.S. Capitol on the teacher pay crisis in America with NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten. https://t.co/Sb602g4UQq
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 12:04pm
RT @PattyMurray: Our child care crisis is hurting everyone—but I'm fighting for solutions. I'm live with my guest to the #SOTU Angélica, members of Congress, and advocates to push ahead in this fight. https://t.co/BcBCvCcy72
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 6 - 4:00pm
Just another reason why we need a Medicare for All, single-payer system. https://t.co/K5dENS7D4P
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 6 - 2:20pm
Today’s earthquake has killed at least 2,500 people in Turkey and Syria. Many of those affected were already displaced by war. Hundreds of U.S. search and rescue personnel are being deployed to assist, and we must continue to offer help to those in need in the coming weeks.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 5 - 6:36pm
For 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act has protected workers’ right to take unpaid time off work to care for themselves and their family. Yet, the U.S. is the only major nation that doesn’t guarantee paid leave for workers. That must end NOW.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 10:52am
How does it happen that a billionaire pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $160,000 a year? The American people want to expand Social Security, not cut it. https://t.co/XzXKCPU1ed
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Feb 3 - 5:25pm
All workers have the right to unionize without fear of retaliation. I’m proud to stand with striking YouTube Music workers who are standing up for fair working conditions and return to office policies. https://t.co/8CVoRToRGr
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 2 - 12:44pm
It is an outrage that every Republican voted to remove @IlhanMN – a third term Muslim American woman – from the Foreign Affairs committee. Our job is to unite the American people, not divide them based on their race and religion. What a disgraceful day for the House.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 6:27pm
Teachers do enormously important, difficult work. They need to be respected. We need to attract young people in college to go into the profession. Yes, it is time to raise the salaries of America's teachers. https://t.co/MwcdfAUxh0
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 3:46pm
I will soon introduce legislation to extend Social Security's solvency for the next 75 years & expand benefits by $2,400 a year. It is long due time we expand Social Security. https://t.co/Ehe0fVblqP
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 10:47am
Under Trump, Republicans gave tax breaks to the very rich and large corporations. Now they’re saying they’re worried about the national debt and want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Absurd. https://t.co/0H4ULS4rde
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Jan 30 - 3:33pm
.@IlhanMN is once again facing ugly personal and political attacks with incredible courage and dignity. It is outrageous that the House leadership wants to boot her off the Foreign Affairs Committee. Fair minded Republicans must join Democrats in preventing that from happening.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Jan 29 - 5:34pm
The Boston Globe is right. The Biden Administration should not allow Moderna to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine to $130 when it costs just $2.85 to produce. The COVID vaccine must be used to save lives, not to further enrich the billionaire owners of Moderna. https://t.co/extDcDouva
1 year ago: Sunday Apr 2 - 11:00am
Why are the American people angry? Maybe it has something to do with the largest producer of eggs in America increasing its profits by 718% last quarter after doubling the price of eggs and reporting ZERO cases of avian flu. We must break up big Ag & enact a windfall profits tax.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Apr 1 - 9:22pm
Instead of negotiating a first union contract as required by law, Starbucks has chosen to double down on its illegal union busting by firing Alexis Rizzo, a union leader in Buffalo who worked for Starbucks for 7 years. That is beyond unacceptable. Ms. Rizzo must be reinstated.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 30 - 12:21pm
Yesterday’s hearing in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee was a reminder that billionaires and powerful corporations are not above the law. https://t.co/jmE704cmIR
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 29 - 1:21pm
The actions of Starbucks to try and destroy the spirits of thousands of people fighting for justice is unforgiveable. https://t.co/9ck3kQR6ZS
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 29 - 10:01am
LIVE: No company is above the law. The HELP Committee is holding a hearing NOW on the need to end illegal union busting at Starbucks. https://t.co/gfg8yMN680
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 28 - 9:19pm
Join us TOMORROW at 10 a.m. ET for a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the need to end illegal union busting at Starbucks. https://t.co/lhV6cBrsjb
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 27 - 3:20pm
Another horrific shooting at a school. Another unspeakable tragedy. It's an utter disgrace that children in America today are going to school afraid of being shot and killed. We can't allow this epidemic of gun violence to continue. How many more have to die before Congress acts?
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 27 - 12:25pm
I applaud the hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens peacefully protesting against their extreme government's actions. Israel deserves a fully democratic government that protects the rights of all and works to assure peace and dignity for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 25 - 6:43pm
Congratulations to Shawn Fain, the newly-elected progressive president of the UAW. Shawn has pledged “to transform the UAW into a member-led, fighting union once again.” We look forward to working with Shawn and his brothers and sisters in the UAW as they take on corporate greed.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 24 - 3:40pm
I stand in solidarity with Los Angeles school staff and teachers @SEIULocal99 @UTLAnow. $25,000/yr is not a salary a worker can live on. The workers who educate, feed, and care for our children deserve to have living wages, decent benefits, and respect. https://t.co/lvMkY9UnOI
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 23 - 11:08am
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 23 - 11:07am
The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who successfully lobbied for the deregulation of his financial institution, was allowed to serve as a director of the same body in charge of regulating his bank. Today, I am introducing legislation to block that from happening again.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 9:10pm
Today, I asked Moderna’s CEO, Stéphane Bancel, if he could guarantee that Americans would not pay the highest prices in the world for the COVID vaccine. He could not make that commitment. https://t.co/84UjCmlSEc
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 5:39pm
It was good to see Julie Su in my office today. She is going to be an excellent Secretary of Labor. https://t.co/e3LJ59OfDg
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 4:23pm
Twenty years ago, as Congress debated whether to invade Iraq, I explained why a unilateral war made no sense. Those objections were ignored. Sadly, the concerns some of us raised were shown to be accurate, and we still live with the terrible consequences today. https://t.co/aTw1mAbTvY
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 2:52pm
To Moderna and other drug companies: Is it morally acceptable to say, “I have a drug here that can cure you, save your life, but I’m sorry you cannot afford it?” https://t.co/4jvw2lJ9Nx
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 22 - 10:02am
LIVE: Taxpayers spent billions to develop a COVID vaccine. Moderna is thanking them by quadrupling the price of the shot. That is unacceptable corporate greed. Moderna’s CEO is testifying NOW in front of the HELP Committee. https://t.co/hs4QZ7qtF7
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 21 - 10:38pm
I am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a petition to reduce the price of Xtandi. As HELP Committee chairman, I will do everything I can to take make sure that drugs that are developed with U.S. taxpayer money are sold here at a reasonable price. https://t.co/TJuHTQBXz3
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 21 - 5:20pm
The taxpayer investment in Moderna was to protect the health of the American people, not to turn a handful of corporate executives into multi-billionaires. The HELP Committee at 10 a.m. TOMORROW will hold a hearing to discuss why now is the time to end pharma’s greed. https://t.co/zolAiXUZ1A
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 20 - 6:13pm
The science is clear: We must have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry or else the planet we will be leaving our kids and future generations will be increasingly uninhabitable. Now is the time for action. https://t.co/nXu77tge3g
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 20 - 12:43pm
The Iraq war was a costly mistake that was sold to the American people with lies. We still have not fully learned our lesson. We must change the militaristic approach that has drawn attention from more pressing issues, undermined our moral authority, and corroded our democracy.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 19 - 12:08pm
Around the country, more and more people are saying to the pharmaceutical industry: Stop ripping us off. https://t.co/VjUddkYPIU
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 18 - 11:37am
One of the most absurd aspects of the Silicon Valley bank failure is that its CEO was a director of the same body in charge of regulating it: the San Francisco Fed. I'll be introducing a bill to end this conflict of interest by banning big bank CEOs from serving on Fed boards.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 17 - 11:47am
It’s official. As a result of a strong grassroots movement Sanofi has become the third company to substantially lower the price of insulin. We are making progress but more must be done. Americans must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 8:18pm
In America, if you're a wealthy vulture capitalist with over $250,000 in uninsured deposits at a loosely regulated bank the federal government will guarantee that your money is safe in a weekend. If you have no health insurance and get cancer, you're on your own. Unacceptable.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 2:16pm
Thanks to grassroots pressure Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have now cut the price of insulin. That is good news and Sanofi must follow suit. But much more needs to be done. We will soon hold a hearing on the need to guarantee insulin at an affordable price to everyone who needs it.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 1:12pm
5 years ago I helped lead the effort against the bank deregulation bill that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Now is the time to repeal that bill, break up too big to fail banks and address the needs of working families, not vulture capitalists. https://t.co/nJAeuo1Ui7
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 14 - 9:45am
I am saddened to learn that former member of Congress Patricia Schroeder has passed away. Pat was not only a friend but an extraordinarily effective Congresswoman who, in so many ways, led the way in opening up opportunities for women. https://t.co/zzpVbRAdc0
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 12 - 9:20pm
Norfolk Southern’s CEO said this week that the company is committed to “doing what’s right.” But it’s no big mystery. In fact, it’s pretty obvious to most Americans what must be done. https://t.co/ZhHIHg6Dyt
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Mar 12 - 6:21pm
My statement on Silicon Valley Bank. https://t.co/dwB8xdhCwm
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Mar 11 - 12:00pm
The good news is that, as a result of the trade union movement, Norfolk Southern agreed to provide up to 7 paid sick days to 650 workers. The bad news is that nearly 12,000 Norfolk employees still don't have a single paid sick day for the dangerous work they do. That must change.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Mar 10 - 2:26pm
While the pharmaceutical industry makes billions in profits, Americans are dying and suffering because they cannot afford the outrageous cost of their medicine. Congress must finally do what the people want and substantially lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 3:42pm
RT @RepCori: As a nurse, I watched my patients become unhoused, ration their food & die because they couldn't afford the insulin they needed to live. @SenSanders & I are introducing the #InsulinforAllAct to cap insulin prices at $20 & stop Big Pharma from price-gouging life-saving medicine. https://t.co/3zdlLc7wQP
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 2:22pm
To have the best public school system, we have got to radically change our attitude toward how we invest in education. No public school teacher should make less than $60,000 a year. I am proud to introduce the Pay Teachers Act to begin to address the crises schools face today.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 9 - 9:56am
In 1923, the inventors of insulin sold their patents for $1 to save lives, not to turn pharma executives into billionaires. Today, I am introducing the Insulin for All Act w/ @RepCori to cap the list price of insulin at no more than $20 per vial and put an end to corporate greed.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 8 - 10:08am
Workers across America are sick and tired of illegal union busting. I am holding a hearing LIVE to discuss how we can protect workers standing up to corporate greed. https://t.co/S2GMfzthWz
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 1:03pm
I’m LIVE at the Capitol to announce that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee. https://t.co/knZvb8zsiG
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 11:59am
I’m happy to announce that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee. I look forward to hearing from him as to when he intends to end his illegal anti-union activities and begin signing fair first contracts with the unions. https://t.co/PuDOyGGhBu
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Mar 7 - 10:46am
Happy Town Meeting Day to my fellow Vermonters. The votes we cast on town meeting day have some of the most direct impact in our communities. But the real beauty of the town meeting is the tradition of coming together to debate the issues thoughtfully and respectfully.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 6 - 5:01pm
At just 13-years-old, Alexander Collins is the youngest chess state champion in Vermont. Recently, Alexander told us about winning the tournament and on how we can encourage young people to play chess and benefit from this game of dedication, strategy, and quick thinking. https://t.co/Oz4s5h3R1S
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Mar 6 - 10:45am
I join the disability community in mourning the passing of Judy Heumann. From leading the 504 sit-ins to fighting for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Judy dedicated her life to advancing the rights of people with disabilities. We must continue her work.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 9:27pm
Israel’s finance minister just called for a Palestinian town “to be erased.” This disgusting rhetoric will get more innocent people killed. The extreme, right-wing Israeli government is creating the conditions for more violence and undermining democracy. https://t.co/n0CEi3V6Qf
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 6:24pm
Here’s my response to Starbucks’ latest letter. https://t.co/OaTYIrm4Jt
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 6:23pm
I am shocked and deeply concerned that Howard Schultz would continue to defy a request made by a majority of members on the Senate HELP Committee. The committee will vote on March 8th at 10 a.m. to compel Mr. Schultz to testify. https://t.co/Kd65nkbtuc
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Mar 2 - 10:03am
In the midst of a broken and dysfunctional health care system, I am holding a hearing LIVE discussing how we can save lives and money by expanding community health centers so that every American has access to the primary care that they need and deserve. https://t.co/1jkzVuJJWo
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 5:36pm
Public pressure forced Eli Lilly to reduce the price of insulin by 70%. Today, I sent a letter demanding Sanofi and Novo Nordisk do the same. Now is the time to end the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and substantially lower the outrageous cost of prescription drugs. https://t.co/gPXRw3HYJB
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 11:35am
This is what fighting back accomplishes: At a time when Eli Lilly made over $7 billion in profits last year, public pressure forced them to reduce the price of insulin by 70%. Sanofi and Novo Nordisk must do the same. https://t.co/0UtawajURk
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 10:28am
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Mar 1 - 10:28am
Unfortunately, Howard Schultz has given us no choice, but to subpoena him. A multi-billion dollar corporation like Starbucks cannot continue to break federal labor law with impunity. The time has come to hold Starbucks and Mr. Schultz accountable.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 9:08pm
No one should have to go hundreds of thousands of dollars into debt to get an education. Period. https://t.co/envKI3YgJ7
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 6:02pm
The prostate cancer drug Xtandi was invented by taxpayer-funded scientists at UCLA, but now costs Americans nearly $190,000 — or up to six times the price in other wealthy countries. If you are taking Xtandi and would like to share your story, click below. https://t.co/K1n12QewXm
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 3:20pm
LIVE NOW: The American people are sick and tired of the unprecedented corporate greed and illegal union busting. It is time to stand with the working class and rebuild the trade union movement. It's time to make the PRO Act the law of the land. https://t.co/oqYa3Ku2xy
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 1:22pm
I’m confident Julie Su will be an excellent Secretary of Labor. I look forward to working with her to protect workers’ rights and build the trade union movement in this country.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 28 - 10:54am
In America, you should not have to face financial ruin because you want a damn education. Today we say to the Supreme Court, listen to the needs of the people. Do the right thing. Support Biden’s proposal to cancel student debt.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 26 - 5:41pm
Corporate Health Care Lobbyists: Medicare for All would lead to rationed care. Gallup: A record-breaking 38% of Americans were forced to delay needed care last year because it was too expensive. The greed of private health insurance companies is literally killing Americans.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 25 - 7:00pm
Yes. Republicans are on the record proposing cuts to Social Security. https://t.co/06sWvTrgGI
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 23 - 8:31am
The grassroots trade union movement to provide paid sick days to rail workers is gaining momentum. Norfolk Southern has become the third rail company to guarantee paid sick days to workers. Now is the time for all rail companies to follow suit & substantially improve rail safety.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 9:36pm
If Disney can afford to give a $20 million golden parachute last year to a CEO who did a lousy job, it can afford to pay Disney World Cast Members who are struggling to pay the rent & groceries a minimum wage of at least $18/hour. I say to Disney: Pay your workers a living wage.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 5:05pm
With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it’s time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs. https://t.co/mIm1EpcZLu
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 10:15am
Let me congratulate the trade union movement for securing paid sick days to 2,100 workers at Union Pacific. Now that Union Pacific & CSX have done it, no more excuses. It's time for every railroad to provide 7 paid sick days to all rail workers.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 21 - 8:32am
RT @RepCasar: NEW: @SenSanders & I have sent a letter to Alphabet & Google CEO @sundarpichai. Our request is simple: Ensure all @Google workers, including @youtubemusic workers, are able to freely exercise their right to join a union as guaranteed by federal law. https://t.co/iA6zic2B41
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 20 - 4:01pm
While over 1.1 million Americans died from COVID, 10 pharmaceutical CEOs are in line to receive $1.6 billion in golden parachutes including: $926 million for Moderna's CEO $130 million for Regeneron's CEO $113 million for Pfizer's CEO $91 million for Eli Lilly's CEO Outrageous.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 19 - 7:10pm
He's shared stages with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Paul McCartney. Today, Patrick Ross is helping keep the Vermont fiddle tradition alive. https://t.co/N70J2aZvI2
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 18 - 8:14pm
The top 15 hedge fund managers on Wall Street make more money in a single year than every kindergarten teacher in America combined — over 120,000 teachers. https://t.co/n7oeYDgv7i
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 16 - 5:23pm
When rail companies reduced their workforce by 30% under orders from Wall Street, bad things happen – like the dangerous derailments in OH and MI. Rail companies not only must provide 7 days of paid sick leave to workers, they must stop skimping on safety measures.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 16 - 10:01am
Despite all of our health care spending, we don’t have enough health care professionals. Join us LIVE as the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee discusses the health care workforce crisis facing our country today. https://t.co/aHp6Ab8MXv
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 10:37pm
Please take a minute to listen to @AdyBarkan and Rosalba, and then tune in TOMORROW at 10 a.m. ET as the Senate HELP committee holds a hearing on how we can make sure we have enough health care professionals so that all our people can live in dignity. https://t.co/XLR0u6dpPQ
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 3:14pm
I’m LIVE on the floor of the U.S. Senate to say that now is the time to end the outrageous greed of the pharmaceutical industry. https://t.co/rylHK8guqW
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 1:45pm
Now, in the midst of a continuing public health crisis and a growing federal deficit, is not the time for Moderna to be quadrupling the price of this vaccine. Now is not the time for unacceptable corporate greed. https://t.co/Pd2fZZ56jh
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 15 - 12:14pm
Let me be clear. As the Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, I intend to hold @HowardSchultz and Starbucks accountable for their unacceptable behavior and look forward to seeing him before our committee. https://t.co/76r8zpLRZR
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 14 - 8:52pm
Increase teacher pay to a minimum of $60,000 a year. https://t.co/TklJaasZbc
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 14 - 5:04pm
RT @alexismcgill: It was a pleasure to visit champion and new @HELPCmteDems Chair @SenSanders to talk about how we can protect abortion and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care. Excited to work together to fight for our rights. https://t.co/wnvzWDJGQh
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 7:17pm
America’s teachers do enormously important and difficult work. It’s time we paid them like it. Join me LIVE from the U.S. Capitol for a town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America. https://t.co/8npMoM95b9
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 5:17pm
It is time to address the discuss the pay crisis teachers are facing throughout the United States. Join me TONIGHT at 7:15 p.m. ET for a livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America with NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten. https://t.co/a6uHxIBtln
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 3:12pm
The legislation that we are introducing today will expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and will extend the solvency of Social Security for the next 75 years by making sure that the wealthiest people in our society pay their fair share into the system. https://t.co/m6Iy3vsBYE
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:27pm
TONIGHT: Tune in at 7:15 p.m. ET for a livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America. I will be joined by NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten, among other educators and teachers. https://t.co/WZ72ViRt0Q
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:23pm
RT @BeckyPringle: On Monday evening, I'll be at an town hall on raising educator pay with @SenSanders, @RandiWeingarten, and educators from across the country. If you'd like to join the livestream, sign up and NEA will send you a reminder https://t.co/o0kqh56Ol9
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 13 - 12:22pm
RT @AFTunion: 🚨Happening TONIGHT at 7:15 PM: @rweingarten is joining @NEAToday's @BeckyPringle and @SenSanders for a town hall on respecting educators & fair pay. Make sure to tune in! https://t.co/FidjmOQKBK
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 12 - 12:41pm
SUBMIT A QUESTION: During tomorrow night’s livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America, we will be answering questions from social media. To submit a question in advance, reply to this tweet. https://t.co/yAT4kx44kS
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 11 - 4:56pm
It is time to put an end to corporate greed in the rail industry. If the companies can afford to spend billions on stock buybacks and hand out huge dividends to their wealthy shareholders, they can afford to provide their workers seven days of paid sick leave. https://t.co/yUGil3FNHZ
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Feb 10 - 12:05pm
A pleasure to welcome @LulaOficial to Washington. We discussed the importance of defending democracy, advancing workers’ rights, and increasing environmental and climate cooperation around the world. https://t.co/JoaItxWM3w
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 6:55pm
To rail company CEOs: If the rail industry can afford to spend over $20 billion on stock buybacks and hand out huge dividends to your wealthy shareholders, you can afford to provide rail workers with at least 7 paid sick days. https://t.co/z5KzbDwcLJ
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 1:32pm
LIVE: At a time of record-breaking profits, the rail industry can and must guarantee at least 7 paid sick days to every rail worker in America. Join me and @SenatorBraun as we stand with workers. https://t.co/Z3mkXo6EfW
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 9 - 10:03am
Join us LIVE as we discuss the agenda of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Now is the time for Congress to show the American people that our government can work for them, and not just the 1%. Let’s do it. https://t.co/HzOrcIDt9D
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 8 - 2:36pm
Today, I joined with my Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to invite Starbucks CEO @HowardSchultz to testify at a hearing on his company's labor practices. https://t.co/C04euT5Vf1
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 8 - 11:07am
Let me congratulate @BMWEDIBT and @TCUnionHQ for guaranteeing paid sick days for 5,000 rail workers at CSX. Now it's time for the entire rail industry, which made over $26 billion in profits last year, to provide at least 7 paid sick days to every rail worker in America.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 10:54pm
President Biden tonight gave a strong speech addressing many of the challenges our country faces. I look forward to working with him to take on powerful special interests and create an economy that works for all, not just the few.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 3:11pm
Teachers have one of the toughest and most demanding jobs, and we must stand up and support them. Join me for a town hall this Monday at 7:15 p.m. ET at the U.S. Capitol on the teacher pay crisis in America with NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten. https://t.co/Sb602g4UQq
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Tuesday Feb 7 - 12:04pm
RT @PattyMurray: Our child care crisis is hurting everyone—but I'm fighting for solutions. I'm live with my guest to the #SOTU Angélica, members of Congress, and advocates to push ahead in this fight. https://t.co/BcBCvCcy72
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 6 - 4:00pm
Just another reason why we need a Medicare for All, single-payer system. https://t.co/K5dENS7D4P
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Feb 6 - 2:20pm
Today’s earthquake has killed at least 2,500 people in Turkey and Syria. Many of those affected were already displaced by war. Hundreds of U.S. search and rescue personnel are being deployed to assist, and we must continue to offer help to those in need in the coming weeks.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Feb 5 - 6:36pm
For 30 years, the Family and Medical Leave Act has protected workers’ right to take unpaid time off work to care for themselves and their family. Yet, the U.S. is the only major nation that doesn’t guarantee paid leave for workers. That must end NOW.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Saturday Feb 4 - 10:52am
How does it happen that a billionaire pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $160,000 a year? The American people want to expand Social Security, not cut it. https://t.co/XzXKCPU1ed
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Friday Feb 3 - 5:25pm
All workers have the right to unionize without fear of retaliation. I’m proud to stand with striking YouTube Music workers who are standing up for fair working conditions and return to office policies. https://t.co/8CVoRToRGr
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Thursday Feb 2 - 12:44pm
It is an outrage that every Republican voted to remove @IlhanMN – a third term Muslim American woman – from the Foreign Affairs committee. Our job is to unite the American people, not divide them based on their race and religion. What a disgraceful day for the House.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 6:27pm
Teachers do enormously important, difficult work. They need to be respected. We need to attract young people in college to go into the profession. Yes, it is time to raise the salaries of America's teachers. https://t.co/MwcdfAUxh0
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 3:46pm
I will soon introduce legislation to extend Social Security's solvency for the next 75 years & expand benefits by $2,400 a year. It is long due time we expand Social Security. https://t.co/Ehe0fVblqP
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Wednesday Feb 1 - 10:47am
Under Trump, Republicans gave tax breaks to the very rich and large corporations. Now they’re saying they’re worried about the national debt and want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Absurd. https://t.co/0H4ULS4rde
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Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Monday Jan 30 - 3:33pm
.@IlhanMN is once again facing ugly personal and political attacks with incredible courage and dignity. It is outrageous that the House leadership wants to boot her off the Foreign Affairs Committee. Fair minded Republicans must join Democrats in preventing that from happening.
Bernie Sanders
1 year ago: Sunday Jan 29 - 5:34pm
The Boston Globe is right. The Biden Administration should not allow Moderna to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine to $130 when it costs just $2.85 to produce. The COVID vaccine must be used to save lives, not to further enrich the billionaire owners of Moderna. https://t.co/extDcDouva