NEWS: Sanders Statement: โ€œThe U.S. Must Not Be Dragged into Netanyahuโ€™s War Against Iranโ€

WASHINGTON, June 16 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement amid Israel’s illegal, unilateral attacks on Iran: Netanyahu started this war with a surprise unilateral attack against Iran, which has already killed hundreds of people and wounded many more. This attack was specifically designed to sabotage American diplomatic efforts: Israel assassinated the man overseeing Iranโ€™s nuclear negotiating

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NEWS: Sanders Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into Secretary Kennedyโ€™s Vaccine Committee Firings at CDC

WASHINGTON, June 16 โ€“ After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an unprecedented decision that will make it harder for Americans to access safe and effective vaccines, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Netanyahu’s Unilateral Attack on Iran

BURLINGTON, Vt. June 13 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: The world is more dangerous and unstable as a result of the extremist Netanyahuโ€™s government ongoing defiance of international law.  First, he uses the starvation of children in Gaza as a tool of war, a barbaric violation of the Geneva Conventions. Now, his illegal unilateral attack

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Assault on Sen. Alex Padilla by Federal Agents

WASHINGTON, June 12 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after federal agents assaulted Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) at a press conference in Los Angeles this afternoon: The assault in California by federal agents against my colleague Sen. Alex Padilla was outrageous, and those responsible must be held accountable.   Tragically, what happened to Sen. Padilla today is

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NEWS: Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads

WASHINGTON, June 12 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescription drug advertising on television, radio, print, digital platforms and social media. The bill would also answer Health and Human Services

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NEWS: Sanders, Democratic HELP Membersย Call for Hearings on Trumpโ€™s โ€œBig, Beautiful Billโ€ and Its Impact on Americansโ€™ Health

WASHINGTON, June 11 โ€“ As President Trump and Senate Republicans rush forward with their budget reconciliation bill โ€“ which would throw 16 million people off of their health insurance โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside every Democratic member of the HELP Committee, today sent a letter to

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