NEWS: Sanders Statement on Steward CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, Refusing to Appear before Senate Committee Hearing
The HELP Committee subpoenaed de la Torre in July WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today issued the following statement after the CEO of Steward Health Care, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, refused to appear before the Committee despite a bipartisan subpoena compelling his testimony: I
NEWS: Sanders on the War Profiteering of Major Defense Contractors
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 29 – With the United States on track to spend more than $1 trillion on the military this year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the rampant price gouging of major defense contractors and the transfer of taxpayer dollars to wealthy shareholders: Since Putin began this brutal war, Congress has appropriated $174.2 billion
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Eli Lilly’s Decision to Lower the Starter Price of Blockbuster Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), on Tuesday issued the following statement after drugmaker Eli Lilly agreed to significantly lower the list price for the starter dose of its weight loss drug Zepbound: Last month, President Biden and I co-authored an op-ed demanding that Novo
Media Advisory: Sanders Holds Summer Celebration & Discussion Events for Vermont Seniors
BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his office this week are hosting a series of events throughout the state for seniors and older Vermonters. An annual tradition, the events are an opportunity for hundreds of older Vermonters to come together, build community, hear updates from Washington, and discuss the issues facing their communities. Last year marked
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Celebrates Breaking Ground on New Affordable Housing and Veterans Center with Burlington Mayor, Champlain Housing Trust, Local Leaders
BURLINGTON, Aug. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), and other local housing leaders will come together this Friday, August 16, to celebrate breaking ground on the construction of new affordable housing and a veterans center in Burlington. Sanders secured $1 million for the project through the FY2022 Congressionally Directed Spending process. This
