NEWS: New GAO Study Finds U.S. Pays Two to Four Times More for Prescription Drugs than Other Nations
Sanders Calls on President Biden to Back Negotiations with Pharmaceutical Companies to Lower the Outrageous Price of Prescription Drugs in American Families Plan WASHINGTON, April 28 – Ahead of President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress and as his administration considers policies to lower drug prices, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Wednesday released a report commissioned by Sen. Bernie
NEWS: Senators Ask Biden to Include Medicare Expansion in American Families Plan
Senators want to lower eligibility age, allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expand coverage to include hearing, dental and vision WASHINGTON, April 25 – Ahead of Wednesday’s presidential address to a joint session of Congress, 17 senators Sunday sent a letter to President Biden asking him to include proposals to expand Medicare in his forthcoming American Families Plan. “We write
NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families
100+ Grassroots Groups and Unions Support Legislation Modeled on Biden Campaign Plan WASHINGTON, April 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) Wednesday introduced the College for All Act to open up the dream of a college degree to millions of working-class children. The legislation would make the most substantial federal investment in higher education in the modern
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Conviction of Derek Chauvin
WASHINGTON, April 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday issued the following statement after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three counts in the killing of George Floyd: “The jury’s verdict delivers accountability for Derek Chauvin, but not justice for George Floyd. Real justice for him and too many others can only happen when we build a
Vermont Delegation Announces More Than $150 Million In COVID Vaccination and Mitigation Funds From The American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Monday that Vermont recently received more than $150 million through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program. The funding will reimburse the State of Vermont for the cost of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and for hotel and motel rooms for vulnerable unhoused Vermonters and others who
