NEWS: Sanders, Cassidy Applaud Senate Advancement of Bipartisan Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
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special education programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) , and vocational rehabilitation programs authorized under … federal K-12 programs risks isolating students with disabilities themselves: “The administration’s latest attempts to dismantle
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benefits for first responders who become permanently disabled from service-related cancers and the families of those
NEWS: Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students from Discrimination and Harassment
protecting students from discrimination based on race, sex, disability, color, national origin and age. In March
NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump’s Education Layoffs Abandoned Students Facing Violence, Harassment and Discrimination
country,” Sanders said. “When a child with a disability is denied the education they are entitled to, when … protecting students from discrimination based on race, sex, disability, color, national origin and age. In March
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Recording Academy, Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD), Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), SAG-AFTRA
Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Fight Senior Hunger, Expand SNAP Benefits for Older Americans
many older adults and people with disabilities can’t easily access them. This bill will make it easier … older adults and adults with disabilities to benefit from nutrition assistance and will raise the value of SNAP
Welch Joins Bicameral Legislation to Shield Home Care Workers from President Trump’s Attacks on Workers’ Rights to Overtime, Minimum Wage
workers who support almost 10 million people with disabilities and older adults with everyday tasks like eating, dressing … lives to ensuring that seniors and folks with disabilities are cared for with dignity and compassion–they deserve
Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont: ‘Literally a Matter of Life and Death’
without health care, 9,000 people with a disability, more than 7,000 low-income seniors, more than … working families with children, people with disabilities, and seniors on fixed incomes and to administer critical programs like
NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont
health care, 9,000 people who had a disability, more than 7,000 low-income seniors, more than … working families with children, people with disabilities and seniors on fixed incomes and to administer critical programs like
Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect the Rights of Living Organ Donors
rates and provision of life insurance and disability insurance,”said Rep. Bacon.“They also don’t always receive
NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Trump Admin Wasted up to $38 Million While Weakening Civil Rights for Students
protecting students from discrimination based on race, sex, disability, color, national origin and age. The president’s layoffs … whether or not they have a disability,”Sanders said.“Instead, the Trump administration fired half of the Education
NEWS: Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump’s Plan to Privatize Public Education Hurts Students
schools and harms working-class students, students with disabilities and students from diverse religious backgrounds.President Trump … serving low-income students and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) combined.“President Trump and his billionaire
Welch, Moore, Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients
afterthought so that families, seniors, and people with disabilities don’t go hungry.” “At a time when millions … intended to help seniors and people with disabilities keep up with rising costs, not to push them
NEWS: Sanders, HELP Committee Democrats Call on Cassidy to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Efforts to Dismantle Education Department
families across the country.” More than 80 education, disability, and civil rights groups havevocally opposed the recent
Welch Welcomes Winooski School District Superintendent Chavarria to Bicameral Forum on Trump’s Detention of U.S. Citizens
Ramirez, a father from California; George Retes, a disabled U.S. Army veteran from California; and Andrea Velez
Welch and Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create New Multigenerational Home Caregiver Tax Credit
prevent institutionalization. For older adults with dementia and disability, their chance of nursing home placement is reduced
Welch, Amo Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families
spouses, dependent children under 18, or children with disabilities, was capped at$255in 1954. In the 1950s
Welch Joins 21 Senate Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Trump Admin’s Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays
continue providing inclusive services for children with disabilities. In their letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
Welch Joins 41 Senate Colleagues in Urging Trump’s HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program
older adults, chronically homeless Americans with disabilities, veterans, and families being forced back onto the streets. As Secretary … forcing nearly 200,000 chronically homeless Americans with disabilities and families back onto the streets. We implore
Welch Joins Bill to Expand Social Security, Veterans Affairs Benefits
money they deserve.” “Seniors, families and Americans with disabilities can’t keep up with the higher costs Donald … Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries, Railroad Retirement beneficiaries, veteran disability compensation, and veteran pension benefit annuitants. Just last week
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Senators to Hold Press Conference on Trump Administration’s Refusal to Use SNAP Emergency Funds
million seniors and 4 million Americans with disabilities from going hungry. On November 1, federal food assistance through
Welch, Wyden, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Block Republicans’ Big Pharma Bailout, Protect Access to Life-Saving Prescription Drugs
blockbuster drugs. TheNOBBBAwill ensure seniors, people with disabilities on Medicare, and families can access the lower-priced prescriptions … bill, seniors with cancer and people with disabilities will be forced to pay higher out-of-pocket costs
NEWS: Sanders to Trump Administration: Do Not Make the Largest Social Security Cut in History
hundreds of thousands of older Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate … which would drastically change the way Social Security disability benefits are calculated and reduce payments that families, older
NEWS: Sanders Introduces Bill to Save Social Security from Trump, Musk Cuts
makes it easier for seniors and people with disabilities to apply for the benefits they have earned over … have lost their jobs, seniors and people with disabilities are having a much harder time receiving the benefits