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Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are - Sen. Bernie Sanders
Senator Bernie Sanders is the senior senator from Vermont. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). - 10/11/2025.