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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
NEWS: Sanders Leads Bill to Reverse the Cuts Trump and Musk Made to Social Security and Protect Benefits
make 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
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Colleagues, Advocates to Hold Press Call to Demand Congress Protect Social Security
lived in poverty, as did countless Americans with disabilities and surviving dependents of deceased workers. In 2023 alone … Americans dying while waiting for disability benefits. Meanwhile,Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnickclaimedthat seniors wouldn’t complain if they
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Trump’s ‘Disastrous’ Reconciliation Bill
much harder for seniors and people with disabilities to receive the care they desperately need in nursing homes … will be a disaster for the seniors and disabled who need to live in nursing home care
NEWS: Sanders, 30 Senate Colleagues Demand Trump Reinstate Workers Providing Critical Heating Assistance to Americans
important for working families, seniors and people with disabilities. According to theCensus Bureau, more than 23 percent
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Join Domestic Care Workers from Across the Country for a Town Hall
care for millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member … workers, domestic workers, family caregivers, and people with disabilities for a Care Workers Town Hall on Friday. Details
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 175 Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans
eliminating subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth workers. Early Saturday morning, Sanders forced … years, eliminate the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities over five years, and eliminate the subminimum wage
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Scott, Colleagues, Workers to Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030
eliminating subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with disabilities, and youth workers. Details What:Press conference to reintroduce
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech on Trump’s Bad, Backwards Budget
country, and making it harder for people with disabilities and older people to get the benefits that they
NEWS: Under Musk’s Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits
Average wait times for Social Security disability benefits will nearly double from an average of 236 days … waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. The Trump-Musk plan to cut Social Security
NEW REPORT: Trump Leaves Over 46 Million Students Without Protection from Discrimination
students who face antisemitism and Islamophobia, students with disabilities, students who are sexually harassed and LGBTQ+ students … receiving Pell Grants, and 9.5 million students with disabilities, no matter their race, ethnicity, income, zip code
NEWS: Sanders, 37 Colleagues to Education Secretary: “We Will Not Stand By as You Attempt to Turn Back the Clock on Education in this Country”
mean decreased enforcement of rights for children with disabilities and fewer resources for students from low-income backgrounds … children with disabilities, like the 26 million students from low-income backgrounds and over 100,000 public schools
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Senate Floor: CR Would Cut Taxes for Billionaires and Slash Funding for the Working Class
each year waiting to receive their Social Security disability benefits because of a grossly understaffed and under-resourced … harder to administer the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that provides vital resources for 7.5 million kids with
NEWS: Sanders, Doggett Introduce Bills to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision and Hearing
millions of seniors and people with disabilities struggle to afford dentures, hearing aids and eye glasses, Sen. Bernie … more than 66 million seniors and disabled individuals who rely on Medicare,”said Doggett.“Though so important
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Pushes Colleagues on Senate Floor to Expand Medicare for America’s Seniors
year die waiting for their Social Security Disability benefits. And in the midst of all that … fact that 26 million seniors and people with disabilities in America have no dental insurance and no idea
NEWS: As Republicans Attempt to Undermine Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security
that they deserve and every person with a disability can live with the security they need. The legislation … lived in poverty, as did countless Americans with disabilities and surviving dependents of deceased workers. Nearly 90 years
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Voting “NO” on RFK Jr.
seniors and long-term care for people with disabilities. Despite what Mr. Kennedy believes, the overwhelming consensus within