From the final days of Free Week to four other events to check out here is what to checkout in Iowa City this weekend
Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley proposed a bipartisan bill to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, fulfilling a campaign promise by President Trump.
Former Democratic presidential candidate and current U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to visit Iowa City on Feb. 22 as part of "Fighting Oligarchy."
Josh Hawley, a conservative Missouri Republican, has been pushing for the rate cap since 2023, a move that has put him in line with the most liberal U.S. legislators
In his opening statement, Sanders said the goal should not be to abolish the Education Department but to make it more effective.
Senator Bernie Sanders believes that Democrats need to face a broken political system and address the needs of the working class.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will be hosting grassroots events in the wake of President Trump’s second term, looking to combat the changes Trump is ushering in because “Trumpism does not believe in democracy.
The senator worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system. But he does not regret defending Joseph R. Biden Jr. until the very end.
As the budget fight heats up on Capitol Hill, the Vermont senator held town halls in Omaha and Iowa City on Friday and Saturday.