Sanders Statement on New $373,000 Cancer Therapy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday after the pharmaceutical company Gilead said the list price for the cancer drug Yescarta would be $373,000: “Gilead, one of the greediest pharmaceutical corporations in the world, is once again gouging Americans dealing with a life-threatening illness. This time, Gilead plans to charge an outrageous $373,000 per
Sanders to Visit Puerto Rico, Thanks Women’s Convention
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Thursday: “I want to apologize to the organizers of the Women’s Convention for not being able to attend your conference next Friday in Detroit. Given the emergency situation in Puerto Rico, I will be traveling there to visit with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and other officials to determine the best
Sanders, Stabenow and Casey Introduce Amendment to Prevent Republicans from Cutting Medicaid
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) will introduce Wednesday the first Democratic amendment to Senate Republicans’ fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. The amendment would prevent Republicans from enacting their plan to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion in order to give a $1.9 trillion tax break to the top 1 percent. The
Sanders Holds Vermont College Fairs
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 14 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held his second college fair this month with Vermont high school students and their families Saturday at Castleton University to help ensure Vermonters have the information they need to further their education. “Many Vermont high school students are well aware of the various educational opportunities and financial aid resources that
Sanders Statement on Trump’s Health Care Executive Orders
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump halted cost-sharing reductions that help pay out-of-pocket health care costs of low-income people and ordered potentially sweeping changes in the nation’s insurance system, including sales of cheaper policies with fewer benefits and fewer protections for consumers: “Amazingly, we have a president who is trying to
