Senator Bernie Sanders Calls For 10 Percent Reduction in Military Budget
Sanders: "At this pivotal moment in American history, we have to make a fundamental decision. Do we want to spend billions more on endless wars in the Middle…
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GAO STUDY SHOWS PENTAGON’S LUCRATIVE WEAPONS CONTRACTS AREN’T REVIEWED
Sen. Sanders: "We have a Pentagon budget filled with unbelievable amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse. That is why I asked GAO to examine how the Defense Department…
GAO REPORT: ACHIEVING AMERICAN DREAM HARDER FOR MILLENIALS, RACIAL DISPARITIES DIMINISHING ECONOMIC MOBILITY
According to GAO, millennials had an estimated median net worth of $20,038 in 2016 dollars, $11,202 less than the average net worth of Generation Xers when they were…
GAO REPORT SHOWS NON-WHITE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FACE SIGNIFICANT RACIAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS
Congressman Bobby Scott: The GAO’s report is a wake-up call to school districts, states, advocates, and policymakers. The data clearly show that the civil rights protections provided under…
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS HUNGER AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
California Congressman Jimmy Gomez: “Across the United States, many college students are skipping meals while others are going whole days without eating because they lack the means to…
VERMONT SENATOR SANDERS ON GAO STUDY: POVERTY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IS A DEATH SENTENCE
Vermont Senator Sanders: "Poverty is a life-threatening issue for millions of people in this country, and this report confirms it... If we do not urgently act to solve…