Sanders Introduces Two Amendments to Strengthen Opioid Crisis Response Bill
WASHINGTON, April 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced two amendments to the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 under consideration Tuesday in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The first amendment put forward by Sanders would impose retroactive civil fines on companies and executives that illegally marketed and/or distributed an opioid product and would punish future illegal activity
Sanders Holds Job Training Discussion With Vermont High School Students
BARRE, Vt., April 23 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) met with roughly 300 Vermont high school students Monday morning to discuss job training and career opportunities after graduation. Students from Central Vermont Career Center, Randolph Technical Career Center and Spaulding High School participated in the discussion. Sanders, who serves on the Senate education committee, was joined by three Vermont
Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today became the third U.S. senator to cosponsor Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) landmark bill to end the federal prohibition on marijuana. He announced his support in a Facebook liveearlier today with Booker. The Marijuana Justice Act would remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances, making it legal at the federal level. “Marijuana legalization is an
Sanders Introduces Legislation to Hold Opioid Makers Accountable
WASHINGTON, April 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation Tuesday to hold drug companies accountable for the extraordinary harm they have caused by fueling the opioid crisis. Sanders’ bill, the Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018, prohibits illegal marketing and distribution of opioids, creates criminal liability for top company executives, penalizes drug manufacturers who illegally advertise, market or distribute
Sanders Statement on Syria
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the United States launched strikes against Syrian targets: “It is Congress, not the president, which has the constitutional responsibility for making war. The international community must uphold the prohibition against the use of chemical weapons, but it is unclear how President Trump’s
