Bernie Sanders Says Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema Are ‘Like Republicans’
By: Brendan Cole; Newsweek Senator Bernie Sanders has accused the two Democratic lawmakers who are holding up the Build Back Better bill of “arrogance.” In an MSNBC interview, the Vermont independent appeared angered by the resistance of Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to the massive $1.75 trillion social care package the Biden administration is trying to pass. The legislation—which requires all 50 senators
Sen. Sanders to hold virtual town hall for seniors
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding a virtual AARP town meeting on Wednesday. Sanders is holding the virtual meeting instead of his regular, in-person holiday events where he eats food and chats with seniors. He’s inviting older Vermonters to join him at 4 p.m. to talk about the issues affecting them like the cost of prescription
Sen. Sanders Votes Against $770B Defense Bill
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX The U.S. Senate Wednesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act but Sen. Bernie Sanders was among 10 lawmakers voting against it. During a town hall meeting with Vermont seniors, Sanders said the rise in military spending would be enough to fix the Medicaid system, among other things. “I think as a nation, it’s important for
Sanders announces opposition to Biden’s FDA pick, cites pharmaceutical ties
By: Teaganne Finn; NBC News Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced his opposition to President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, citing the nominee’s ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Sanders, a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said on Twitter that he will oppose the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist at Duke University who briefly
Bernie Sanders is already gearing up to see Democrats’ social-spending package ‘strengthened’
By: Juliana Kaplan & Ayelet Sheffey; Business Insider After an all-night session, the House finally passed President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion party-line social spending bill. The next hurdle is the Senate, where the package is likely to be reshaped as Democrats once again duke it out over which provisions are included. Senator Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Senate Budget
Sanders vows to oppose defense bill: ‘We need to get our priorities right’
By: Jordain Carney; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday that he will vote against a defense policy bill being taken up by the Senate this week and opposes Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) plan to link a China competitiveness bill to the legislation. “The Senate has spent month after month discussing the Build Back Better Act and
