PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Bernie Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing on the Older Americans Act
WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, “The Older Americans Act: Supporting Efforts to Meet the Needs of Seniors.” Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watch here: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
NEWS: Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Seek Information from Stakeholders on Older Americans Act Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, March 7 – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Aging, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Markwayne
NEWS: Sanders Applauds Boehringer Ingelheim for Reducing Inhaler Costs to $35
WASHINGTON, March 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it would cap patient copays for all of its inhalers at $35 starting on June 1, 2024. The company also announced that it will lower the list price of some
PREPARED REMARKS: Bernie Sanders Calls Out the Absurdity and Hypocrisy of Continued U.S. Support for Netanyahu’s Horrific War
WASHINGTON, March 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tonight spoke on the floor of the U.S Senate about the absurdity and hypocrisy of the United States continuing to support Netanyahu’s horrific war against the Palestinian people and failure to do more to avert the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Host Youth Choral Concert and Town Meeting on the Arts
BURLINGTON, Vt., March 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders will host a youth choral concert and town meeting on the importance of arts education on Saturday evening at the Dibden Center for the Arts. The concert will feature performances from nine Vermont elementary, middle, high school, and college choirs. This year will mark the first time since the beginning of the
