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Sanders Blames “Rigged Economy” for CEO Pay Hikes Amid Worker Pay Cuts in 2020
At the 51 S&P 500 companies with the lowest median wage, the CEO-to-worker pay ratio was a whopping 830 to 1.
Warren, Sanders Propose Permanently Expanding Food Stamps to College Students
The bill could help millions of students continue to access SNAP benefits beyond the pandemic.
Sanders, Omar Introduce Bill to Permanently Provide Kids With Free School Meals
The bill would provide kids with free breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack regardless of their family’s income.
Sanders Warns Biden Against Pushing Too Hard for Bipartisanship With Republicans
Biden has expressed a preference for working with the GOP, but says there is a limit to how long he will negotiate.
Sanders Rejects Top Dems’ Push for Big Tax Break for the Rich
Prominent Democrats from blue states are demanding full restoration of the tax break in Biden's infrastructure package.
Sanders Op-Ed Pushes Medicare Expansions, Says Big Pharma Is “Ripping Off” Govt.
The senator says allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies could help pay for expansions.
Sanders Accuses McConnell of Hypocrisy and Corruption in Scathing KY Speech
Sanders said McConnell and the GOP are motivated more by corporate money than providing help to the American people.
Prescription Drugs in US Are Quadruple What They Cost Elsewhere, Report Finds
The report bolsters Sen. Bernie Sanders’s push to address inexcusably high prescription drug prices in the U.S.
Sanders and Warren Urge Biden to Expand Medicare in the American Families Plan
Lawmakers argue that lowering the Medicare eligibility age would enact a broadly popular reform to the program.
Sanders and Warren Call on Biden to Reverse Trump-Era Vaccine Apartheid
Biden is under intense pressure to choose people over pharmaceutical profits as COVID outbreaks continue globally.