NEWS: Chairman Sanders Introduces Major Legislation on Primary Care and Announces HELP Markup Next Week
WASHINGTON, July 19 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday issued the following statement after he introduced major legislation to overhaul the primary health care system in America: “As every American knows, our country faces a major crisis in primary care and a massive shortage of doctors, nurses, mental
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup on the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
WASHINGTON, July 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced the committee on Thursday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. ET will be marking up the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (PAHPARA). PAHPARA marks the fourth reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), which is
Vermont Delegation Urges USDA Secretary to Approve Vermont Disaster Designation, Streamline Flood Recovery Funds for Vermont Farmers
BURLINGTON, VT — Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Congresswoman Becca Balint sent a letter today, urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve Governor Phil Scott’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for the State of Vermont following catastrophic flooding to farms and rural farming communities. “It is imperative that the Federal government, working
NEWS: Sanders Once Again Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Outrageous Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment and Costly New Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON, July 10 – Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) full approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra once again urging the Biden Administration to act to substantially reduce the price
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Extreme Flooding in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on the extreme flooding hitting Vermont. “In the midst of the terrible flooding we are seeing, I want to thank all the emergency crews who have been working tirelessly to protect the lives and property of Vermonters during this very difficult time. I also want to
