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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Civil War and Genocide in Sudan

Sudan’s population, in need of emergency humanitarian assistance just to survive. U.S. foreign policy must be based

NEWS: Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals

nutrition programs in history, slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186 billion, imposing harsh new bureaucratic … requirements that have stripped food assistance from millions of Americans, and refusing to fund SNAP during the federal

NEWS: Sanders to Force Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel on Wednesday

violate the criteria laid out in the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act. Secretary Marco

NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont

Head Start and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). “What we are asking … deny low-income seniors the emergency assistance they need to live with dignity and respect. Release these funds

NEWS: Sanders Files Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to Block Nearly $660 Million in Bomb Sales to Israel

must not send these bombs.” The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 requires that any U.S. arms transfers … violates the criteria laid out in the Foreign Assistance Act. Reliable human rights monitors have rigorously documented numerous

NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department Leaves 43 Million Borrowers Without Support

borrower in need of assistance with your student loans, there is no one at ED to help

NEWS: Sanders Launches Investigation into Trump’s Corporate Welfare for Walmart & Wealthy Corporations

largest cut to Medicaid and nutrition assistance in American history that Republicans enacted last year.“It has never … that many of its workers rely on public assistance to survive,”Sanders wrote to Kroger.“At Kroger, tens

NEWS: Vermont Delegation Statement on ICE Detention of Vermont Pastor and Nursing Assistant

detention of Vermont pastor and nursing assistant Steven Tendo by ICE outside of his workplace today — just days

NEWS: Sanders Announces More Than $20 Million for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

federal funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. “Being able to heat your home … temperatures drop. Vermonters can apply for seasonal fuel assistance athttps://dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/fuelor by calling 800-479-6151. Vermonters

MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Senators to Hold Press Conference on Trump Administration’s Refusal to Use SNAP Emergency Funds

billion emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fund to prevent 42 million Americans, including 16 million children … from going hungry. On November 1, federal food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP

NEWS: Sanders Introduces Bill to Save Social Security from Trump, Musk Cuts

Preserve Social Security and Medicare, New York Legal Assistance Group, New Disabled South and the National Disability Institute

NEWS: Sanders, 10 Colleagues Demand Answers After Trump Halts Legally Mandated Student Debt Relief

forgiveness under existing law could be denied the assistance they have earned or face significant tax bills next

NEWS: Sanders Leads Bill to Reverse the Cuts Trump and Musk Made to Social Security and Protect Benefits

Preserve Social Security and Medicare, New York Legal Assistance Group and New Disabled South. Read a summaryhere

News: Sanders, 12 Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Americans Can Access Safety Net and Public Assistance Programs Without Unnecessary Red Tape

care for those most in need of assistance. “These cruel and targeted actions are meant to confuse … immigrants’ eligibility across a wide range of federal assistance programs — including for those who are lawfully present

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Forces Vote to Stop Arms Sales to Israel Amid Starvation in Gaza

rifles. These arms sales clearly violate the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act, which prohibit

NEWS: Sanders to Force Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel Amid Starvation in Gaza

violate the criteria laid out in the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act. Reliable human

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis with Hundreds of Educators from Across the Country

food stamps, public housing and other government assistance programs. We have got to do better than that,”Sanders

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on the Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History

country on Earth, this bill wipes out nutrition assistance for millions of hungry kids in America.We are literally

NEWS: Sanders, Klobuchar Call on Defense Department to Fund Lifesaving Programs for Service Members and Families

substance use disorder treatment, and housing and employment assistance, among many others. These outreach programs are especially valuable

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Confronts Congress’ Silence on Gaza

clear violation of the Geneva Convention, the Foreign Assistance Act, and basic human decency. Civilized people

NEWS: Sanders, 30 Senate Colleagues Demand Trump Reinstate Workers Providing Critical Heating Assistance to Americans

continue administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Joining Sanders on the letter are Sens. Angela … provided over 6 million American households with the assistance they needed to heat their homes during extremely cold

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech on Senate Vote to Block $8.8 Billion Sale of Heavy Bombs to Israel

violation of the Geneva Convention, the Foreign Assistance Act, and basic human decency. It is a war crime … immoral and against American law. The Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act, what

NEWS: Sanders Announces Senate Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel

both the Geneva Convention and the Foreign Assistance Act. This war has been conducted almost entirely with American

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Senate Floor: CR Would Cut Taxes for Billionaires and Slash Funding for the Working Class

apply for Pell Grants and other financial assistance crashed. This CR gives the Trump administration the green light … address the housing crisis? It cuts rental assistance for low-income families in America by $700 million, which