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Sanders Bill Would Force Pentagon to Pass Audit — or Return Part of Its Budget
In December, the Pentagon was unable to account for more than 60 percent of its $3.5 trillion in total assets.
Bernie Sanders Opens Probe Into Amazon’s “Abysmal” Safety Record
“At every turn,” Sanders said, “Amazon makes decisions that actively harm workers in the name of its bottom line.”
Sanders Introduces Bill to Make Community College Free by Taxing Wall Street
The College for All Act would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street transactions.
Sanders Will Block Health Nominees Until Biden Offers Plan to Lower Drug Prices
As chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders has the unilateral power to block health-related nominees.
Sanders Denounces Morality of System Where 3 Are Richer Than 165 Million People
The senator argued that the oligarchy wins when they divide up the working class and those living in poverty.
Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”
Sanders Report Uncovers Looming Child Care Cliff If Congress Lets Funding Expire
One in 5 child care centers will soon have to decrease the number of children they serve if Congress fails to act.
74 Percent of Voters Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 14 years, a record-long stretch.
Bernie Sanders and William Barber Announce Rallies for $17 Minimum Wage
Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, plans to join Sanders to "make the moral case for raising wages."
Sanders Leads Senate Call to Investigate Price-Gouging Military Contractors
Even as it claims to oppose wasteful spending, the GOP pushes for more military funding in debt ceiling talks.