NEWS: “We Must Not Forget Gaza,” says Sanders
WASHINGTON, July 12 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and his intention to block arms sales to Israel: While much of the media is focused on the drama of the U.S. presidential election, we must not lose sight of what is happening in Gaza, where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis
Vermont Suffers Another Flood
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after dangerous flooding struck Vermont this week, one year after the floods of July 2023: It is hard to believe that one year has passed since last summer’s devastating floods – the worst natural disaster Vermont has faced since 1927. That painful memory was made even
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing the Medical Debt Crisis in America
WASHINGTON, July 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET, will lead the committee in a hearing titled, “What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America?” “In the United States of America – the richest country in the history
NEWS: Bernie Sanders and President Biden Fire Warning Shot to Big Pharma in New Joint Op-Ed
WASHINGTON, July 2 – President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Sen. Bernie Sanders, today released a joint op-ed calling on Novo Nordisk and other pharmaceutical companies to stop ripping off the American people and substantially reduce the price of Ozempic, Wegovy, and other prescription drugs. Since
NEWS: Sanders Statement,“The Supreme Court is Out of Control”
WASHINGTON, July 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday issued the following statement on the right-wing takeover of the United States Supreme Court in its spate of recent decisions: Over the years, among other disastrous rulings, this right-wing court has given us Citizens United, which created a corrupt, billionaire dominated political system. It overturned Roe v. Wade, removing women’s constitutional right to control