Sanders Statement on Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting
BURLINGTON, Vt., — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement today after a gun battle left three dead at a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, Colorado: “While we still do not know the shooter’s motive, what is clear is that Planned Parenthood has been the subject of vicious and unsubstantiated statements attacking an organization that provides critical health care for
Sanders is Most Popular Senator in America
BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 24 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the most popular senator in America according to a Morning Consult survey of more than 75,000 voters in all 50 states. Sanders has the highest approval rating of any United States senator among his own constituents at 83 percent. Senate Democrats had an average approval rating of 54 percent
Sanders Condemns Pfizer-Allergan Merger
ATLANTA, Nov. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Pfizer and Allergan announced they would merge in the largest inversion ever, enabling Pfizer to dodge United States taxes. “The Pfizer-Allergan merger would be a disaster for American consumers who already pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. It also would allow another
Sanders Statement on Effort to Repeal Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after voting to stop a bill that would repeal the Clean Power Plan. “It is an embarrassment that with few exceptions Republicans refuse to recognize the reality of climate change, and even fewer are prepared to do anything about it. Today’s vote to block the Clean Power Plan
Sanders Questions FDA Nominee With Deep Pharma Ties
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 – At a Senate confirmation hearing today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he opposes the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration because of doubts that he would act to lower skyrocketing drug prices. “At the end of the day people are dying and not buying the food they need