NEWS: Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline Workers to Strike If Agreements Can’t Be Reached
“These workers were on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and were instrumental in saving the airline industry from collapse, but now, in some cases, find themselves working for pre-pandemic wage levels. They deserve better.” WASHINGTON, June 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today, with 31 of his colleagues in the Senate, called on the National Mediation Board (NMB) to
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee Holds Hearing on WIOA and the Need to Substantially Expand Workforce Development Opportunities
WASHINGTON, June 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), on Wednesday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET, will lead the committee in a hearing titled, “The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Supporting Efforts to Meet the Needs of Youth, Workers, and Employers.” In the United States today, youth unemployment
NEWS: Sanders, Omar, 16 Colleagues in Senate and House Call on President Biden and Treasury Secretary Yellen to Support a Global Tax on the Ultrawealthy
WASHINGTON, June 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05), along with 16 of their colleagues in the Senate and House, today urged President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to support Brazil’s historic G20 initiative to establish a global minimum tax on the world’s ultrawealthy. The letter comes ahead of the G20 meetings this July during
NEWS: Chairman Sanders Announces HELP Committee Vote to Subpoena Novo Nordisk Inc. President
WASHINGTON, June 11 – At a time when the United States pays, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), announced today that the committee will, on Tuesday, June 18, vote to subpoena the President of Novo Nordisk Inc., Doug Langa,
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Floor Speech on Subpoena Vote for Novo Nordisk to Testify on Ozempic and Wegovy Prices
“The American people are sick and tired of being ripped off by giant pharmaceutical companies,” said Sanders WASHINGTON, June 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today spoke on the floor of the Senate about the outrageous costs major pharmaceutical companies charge for prescription drugs in the United States,
