Senator Bernie Sanders introduces the Head Start for America’s Children Act to expand access to early education for working-class families.
Quiver AI Summary
On September 16, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the Head Start for America’s Children Act, aimed at expanding access to early learning programs for over 11 million children from working-class families. Speaking at a National Head Start Association conference, Sanders emphasized the importance of early education and criticized the Trump administration for undermining programs like Head Start.
The proposed legislation would increase funding for Head Start, align program hours with family needs, and enhance educator salaries. Sanders argued, "In the richest country in the history of the world, we have a moral responsibility to provide high-quality early childhood education and child care for our children."
Many senators co-sponsoring the bill include Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren. Sanders highlighted that nearly 800,000 children currently benefit from Head Start services and noted the urgent need for affordable child care, as many families face high costs exceeding basic living expenses.
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Bernard Sanders Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Bernard Sanders is worth $1.2M, as of September 16th, 2025. This is the 315th 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.2763: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
- S.2481: Pay Teachers Act
- S.2458: Employee Ownership Financing Act
- S.2444: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- S.2335: Pensions for All Act
- S.2087: No War Against Iran Act
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Bernard Sanders Fundraising
Bernard Sanders recently disclosed $4.4M of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 4th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 100.0% came from individual donors.
Sanders disclosed $3.5M of spending. This was the 4th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Sanders disclosed $20.1M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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