Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.
If that is true, then they don't need the PRO Act to eliminate secret ballot union elections, which could expose workers to retaliation and intimidation.
The title of our hearing this morning is, Standing Up Against Corporate Greed, How Unions Are Improving the Lives of Working Families.
This country faces so many crises. We have massive income and wealth inequality. We have a housing crisis. Our healthcare system is, you know, almost collapsing. It's broken. It's dysfunctional.
It is essential, that right to organize is essential to building an economy that works for all Americans.
Teamsters changed the game at UPS, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn't require a single concession.
Unions shouldn't need the PRO Act to open workers to forced or coerced unionization by banning right to work laws in States like Louisiana.
It's simple. As a country, we can choose to collectively encourage the growth of good union jobs that pay family sustaining wages and allow those good jobs to set the standard for competition within an industry or we can continue to allow…
Madam President, I support the nomination of Charlotte Burrows to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC. Charlotte Burrows has been a member of the EEOC since 2015. She was first confirmed by the Senate by a vote…
Mr. President, the American people understand--whether they are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents--that our healthcare system is broken; it is dysfunctional; it is failing. We spend almost twice as much per person on healthcare--an…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hickenlooper). Without objection, it is so ordered. Israel





