Sen. Sanders asks Moderna not to hike COVID vaccine price
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
Bernie Sanders calls out Trump pausing student-loan payments as a reason why Biden’s debt relief plan is legal
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.
Lobbyists brace for Bernie
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
Vermont Historical Society receives $210,000 from Sanders in omnibus spending package
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.
Bernie Sanders’ new challenge: Bipartisanship
By: Burgess Everett; Politico After three decades in Congress that earned him iconic status on the American left, Bernie Sanders is preparing for a different role in his next act. He ran twice for president, then pushed an all-Democratic government as far left as it could possibly go, and now the Vermont independent is set to take over the Senate’s
Bernie Sanders to Bring Yemen War Powers Resolution to the Floor as Soon as Next Week
By: Daniel Boguslaw, Ryan Grim; The Intercept Backers of a war powers resolution say that a strong vote in the Senate will send a signal to Saudi Arabia that it does not have a free hand to restart hostilities. Sen. Bernie Sanders is moving toward a vote “hopefully next week” on a war powers resolution aimed at blocking U.S. support
