NEWS: Sanders, Braun, Murray, Welch, King, and Hassan Send Bipartisan Letter to Yellen and McDonough on VA Travel Reimbursements for Medical Care
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Chair and current member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), alongside their colleagues Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), on Wednesday sent a letter to Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Floor Speech on Mass Atrocity in Gaza and What Congress Must Do To Address This Crisis
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday evening spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and what Congress should be doing to address this crisis. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: M. President, Let me begin by wishing all Americans and my colleagues
NEWS: Sanders Celebrates New Jersey Nurses and Their Historic Victory to Improve Safety for Patients and Health Care Workers
Reportedly the longest running strike in New Jersey history, 1,700 nurses stood on the picket line for 5 months calling for safer working conditions for nurses and patients WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after 1,700 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
NEWS: Sanders Introduces Resolution to Investigate Israel’s Indiscriminate Bombing Campaign in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 – With nearly 19,000 people killed and more than 50,000 wounded in Gaza since October 7 – seventy percent of whom are women and children – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday introduced a resolution under Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act to force a debate on the indiscriminate bombing being carried out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government. The
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration’s New Reasonable Pricing Policy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after the White House announced that the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) would make “fair pricing” a standard part of contract negotiations for tests, treatments, and vaccines. In March, the HELP Committee held a hearing
