MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act and Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency

Committee to hear testimony from experts including CDC Director, FDA Commissioner, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHS WASHINGTON, May 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today announced the committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET to consider the reauthorization of the Pandemic

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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Markup of Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs

WASHINGTON, May 1 – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Tuesday, May 2 will hold an Executive Session to mark up legislation that would lower drug prices in America, following a bipartisan deal by HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) to consider the bills. The following bills will be considered at

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Make Announcement on Federal Minimum Wage

AFL-CIO and SEIU Presidents to Join HELP Committee Chairman WASHINGTON, May 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday outside the U.S. Capitol will be joined by workers, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry, and Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz as he makes an announcement

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NEWS: Sanders Stands with Ben & Jerry’s Scoopers

BURLINGTON, Vt., April 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Friday joined the Scoopers of Ben & Jerry’s Burlington Scoop Shop as they announced that they are organizing a union and that Ben & Jerry’s has agreed to sign the Fair Election Principles, a code of corporate conduct for union

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NEWS: Vermont Delegation Statement Commemorating Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week

WASHINGTON, April 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today issued the following delegation statement in commemoration of Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week which begins Monday, May 1: “It is with great honor and respect that we come together to celebrate Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week, the centuries-old culture and rich heritage

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