Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on his opposition to the foreign aid supplemental bill under consideration in the Senate: I will be voting NO on the motion to proceed on the supplemental appropriations bill that the Senate will be voting on today. Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas’s terrorism,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Thursday, February 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, “Why Does the United States Pay, by Far, the Highest Prices in the World for Prescription Drugs?” with the CEOs of Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and Merck all

Big Pharma’s Business Model: Corporate Greed WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) released today a new report detailing the rigged system that allows Big Pharma to charge Americans the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. The HELP Committee Majority Staff uncovered how three U.S.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement announcing his plan to introduce an amendment to the foreign aid supplemental package that would remove $10.1 billion in offensive weaponry funding for Netanyahu’s right-wing government. The amendment preserves funding for defensive systems that will protect Israeli civilians against incoming missile and rocket attacks. Sanders’ statement is

Originally scheduled for January 26, but rescheduled due to weather, the press conference and media availability will now take place this Friday, February 2 BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this Friday, February 2 will visit White River Junction and Waterbury. He will first hold a press conference at the White River Junction VA to discuss new