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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.
Biden Picks Warren Ally to Oversee Student Aid, Signaling Shift on Student Debt
Richard Cordray, who used to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will oversee $1.6 trillion in student debts.
Elizabeth Warren Unveils $700 Billion Plan to Establish Universal Child Care
The plan would make child care free for those whose income is less than two times the federal poverty line.
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.
Biden’s Corporate Tax Increase Will Raise $2.5 Trillion Says Treasury Department
Biden’s plan lifts the corporate tax rate set by Trump, but it’s still less than what it was under Obama.
Biden May Be Exploring $50K Student Loan Cancellation, Hints His Chief of Staff
Democrats have pressured Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt, though he has previously come out against the idea.
As Union Drive Heated Up, Jeff Bezos Orchestrated Twitter War on Bernie Sanders
Last week, Amazon turned a few tweets into a PR mess. Those tweets, it turns out, were on order from Jeff Bezos himself.
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Fix the “Corrupt and Rigged Tax Code”
As budget chairman, Sanders has introduced bills to tax corporations and the wealthy while helping the working class.
AOC, Elizabeth Warren Introduce Bill to Electrify Public Transportation
A report released alongside the legislation finds that electrifying buses and rail would prevent 4,200 deaths a year.