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By: Rachel Roubein; The Washington Post Sen. Sanders wants to move “very aggressively” on the high cost of prescription drugs   You might not have guessed this: As Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the gavel of the chamber’s prestigious health panel, a hearing on Medicare-for-all isn’t at the top of his list. The independent firebrand has long championed a far-reaching proposal to

By: Cheyenne Haslett; ABC News While insurance will cover the shots, premiums could rise, the senator warned. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of its COVID-19 vaccine prices. “How many of these Americans will die from COVID-19 as a result of limited access

By: Michael Erman; Reuters U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders sent Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) a letter this week asking the drug company to halt planned U.S. price increases on its COVID-19 vaccine, saying price hikes could make the shot unaffordable for millions of Americans. Sanders said in his letter that raising prices would be particularly egregious after the U.S. government provided around $1.7 billion

By: Ayelet Sheffey; Insider Trump used the HEROES Act to extend the student-loan payment pause in March 2020. Biden used the same law to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for federal borrowers, but that plan is held up in court. Sen. Sanders said Trump’s past usage of the Act supports the legality of Biden’s broad relief plan. Sen.

By: Krista Mahr and Daniel Payne; Politico THE BERNIE EFFECT — Lobbyists across the health care sector are steeling themselves for when Sen. Bernie Sanders becomes chair of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, POLITICO’s Megan R. Wilson reports. The Vermont lawmaker’s well-chronicled antagonism toward lobbyists has some concerned they’ll be unable to blunt criticism of their clients and struggle to gain traction

By: Vermont Business Society; Vermont Biz The Vermont Historical Society will receive $210,000 as part of the FY23 omnibus spending bill that passed the Senate on December 22nd, 2022. This funding is part of a total of $42 million secured by Sen. Sanders through the Congressionally Directed Spending process for 51 Vermont projects that will benefit communities across the state.