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Press Release: Sanders Secures Senate Vote to Redirect $75 Billion from ICE Funding to Medicaid

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Senator Bernie Sanders announced securing a Senate vote to cut $75 billion in ICE funding, redirecting it to Medicaid.

Quiver AI Summary

Senator Sanders secures Senate vote: On January 30, Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he has secured a vote on his proposed amendment to eliminate a $75 billion funding increase for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), funding initially included in a previous bill by former President Trump. The amendment redirects funds to reverse Medicaid cuts.

Protecting healthcare: Sanders stated, "Instead of funding Trump’s domestic army, we should... use that money to prevent hundreds of thousands of Americans from losing the health care they desperately need by investing in Medicaid." The amendment aims to protect healthcare access for approximately 700,000 Americans.

Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release here.

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Bernard Sanders Fundraising

Bernard Sanders Fundraising

Bernard Sanders recently disclosed $2.6M of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 12th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. 100.0% came from individual donors.

Sanders disclosed $2.1M of spending. This was the 11th most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.

Sanders disclosed $20.9M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 3rd most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.

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Bernard Sanders Net Worth

Quiver Quantitative estimates that Bernard Sanders is worth $1.2M, as of January 30th, 2026. This is the 316th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Sanders has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.

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Bernard Sanders Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Bernard Sanders:

  • S.3622: A bill to prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting President, and for other purposes.
  • S.2954: Health Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2025
  • S.2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
  • S.2818: Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2025
  • S.2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
  • S.2481: Pay Teachers Act

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