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Sanders Unveils Bill Guaranteeing Up to 7 Days of Paid Sick Leave for US Workers
The U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world without universal paid sick leave.
Sanders Hosts Event Commemorating Palestinian Nakba After McCarthy Kicked It Out
“Let the headlines read ‘McCarthy tries to erase Palestine but fails,’” wrote Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Sanders, Omar Introduce Bill to Permanently Provide Free Meals in Schools
The bill would make permanent an early pandemic-era universal school meal program that helped feed 30 million children.
Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs
“This is a problem that is unique to the United States,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sanders Reintroduces Proposal to Slash Medicare Drug Prices in Half
“There is no rational reason, other than greed, for Medicare to pay twice as much” for drugs, Sanders said.
New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers
A working paper shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment.
Bernie Sanders Is Once Again Trying to Raise the Minimum Wage
Conservative Democrats who voted against raising wages may shift or defend their position as they seek reelection.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Fight for Working People in Debt Ceiling Battle
“We have already too much inequality in America,” said Sanders. “Let's not make it worse.”
Sanders, Bowman to Biden: Israel’s Apartheid Must Not Be Funded by US Taxpayers
The lawmakers say it is time for a fundamental “shift in U.S. policy” toward recognizing Palestinian rights.
Nearly Every Congressional Democrat Signs Brief Supporting Abortion Drug Access
“The perils of this unwarranted judicial intervention into science-based determinations can hardly be overstated.”