Bernie Sanders Calls On Biden To Block U.S. Funding For Netanyahu’s ‘War Machine’
By: Marita Vlachou; The Huffington Post The Vermont independent said Israel needs to take more action to protect innocent civilians in Gaza. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to deny Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more U.S. funding for his “war machine” unless Israel allows for more humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza. In an interview with CBS’s
After Investigation by Sanders-Led Panel, Pharma Giant Caps Inhaler Costs
By: Jake Johnson; Common Dreams “We launched an investigation into big drug companies because the prices they were charging for inhalers just didn’t add up,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “And looks like we were right.” Starting in June, the German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim will cap co-pays for its inhalers at $35 for U.S. patients—a decision that came just two months after
Sanders presses Schumer to restart committee on ‘war profiteering’
By: Joe Gould and Alexander Ward; Politico The Vermont senator said that given the massive amounts being spent and the importance of Ukraine’s fight, now’s the time to get serious about oversight. Six Senate progressives are calling for the revival of a committee to investigate alleged war profiteering by some of America’s top defense contractors, according to a letter obtained
Sanders calls on Biden to enforce Foreign Assistance Act
Bennington Banner WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sunday released the following statement urging President Biden to invoke Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act, demand Netanyahu restore humanitarian aid access to Gaza or lose U.S. military assistance to Israel: “Starvation is taking place in Gaza. Israel is prohibiting aid convoys from delivering desperately needed food and water. This is
Bernie Sanders Slams Biden’s ‘Totally Absurd’ Israel Policy: ‘You Can’t Reconcile It’
By: Marco Margaritoff; The Huffington Post The senator said Friday that “this wholesale slaughter” of Palestinians “makes my stomach turn” and urged the U.S. to stop funding it. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) isn’t biting his tongue concerning U.S. policy toward Israel. The progressive senator has continued to support President Joe Biden on his campaign for re-election, but made an impassioned appearance Friday on “Alex Wagner
Sanders pushes harder for Gaza cease-fire: ‘Not another nickel for Netanyahu’
By: Lauren Irwin; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pushing harder for a cease-fire in Gaza and demands that the United States send “not another nickel” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “My view, not another nickel for Netanyahu’s government if he’s going to continue this wholesale slaughter of the Palestinian people,” Sanders told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Friday. Sanders’ declaration comes just
