Sanders, Cummings Lead Letter to FDA Condemning AstraZeneca Putting Profits Over People
WASHINGTON, July 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on Thursday sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging the agency to approve all eligible applications to produce a generic version of the blockbuster drug for high cholesterol Crestor. “AstraZeneca
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont Nets $1.3 Million For Super-Size Culvert Under U.S. Route 7 In Brandon, In Latest Post-Irene Mitigation Grant From FEMA
Many Vermonters saw the dramatic photos in 2011 documenting the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The Neshobe River overflowed and swept through downtown Brandon with such force that the flood closed the state highway and damaged several businesses and other structures. [NOTE: Here are links to two YouTube videos of this flooding in Brandon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LarR9JifsMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YBIVoai8-E ] Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sanders Defends Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law
WASHINGTON, July 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday said legislation that could soon come to the floor of the U.S. Senate would undermine efforts in states around the country to help Americans stay informed about what goes into their food. “The American people have a right to know what they’re eating,” Sanders said during a press conference on
Sanders Vows to Defend Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law
MONTPELIER, Vt., July 1 – Speaking from the steps of the Vermont Statehouse, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders thanked Vermonters for standing up to powerful special interests and vowed to do everything in his power to defend Vermont’s first-in-the-nation law to label genetically modified food. “As a Vermonter, I am very proud that our state became the first state in the
I’m Proud Vermont is Leading the Nation On GMO Labeling
Let me begin by thanking all of you for doing what citizens should be doing in a democracy. And that is standing up, fighting back, getting involved in the political process and demanding that government represent all the people – and not just powerful special interests. And that is exactly what you did with GMO labeling. As a Vermonter I