WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement after reports that Andrew Puzder will withdraw his nomination for secretary of labor: “I am glad Mr. Puzder will withdraw his name from consideration to be the next labor secretary. The simple truth is that given his relationship to employees at the companies he runs, he was not
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Marathon Pharmaceuticals Monday demanding answers about its plan to charge $89,000 per year for deflazacort, a drug that is widely available abroad for approximately $1,000 per year. “Marathon’s apparent abuse of government-granted
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released the following statement Thursday after the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled against reinstating President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations: “Hopefully, the unanimous court ruling against President Trump’s immigration ban will restore some of the damage he has done to our
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court: “The Supreme Court plays an enormously important role in American life. Unfortunately, in recent years, that role has been largely negative. I look forward
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after voting against Betsy DeVos’ nomination to be secretary of education: “Today, in the HELP committee, I voted against Betsy DeVos for secretary of education. We must strengthen public education in America, not destroy it. In the richest nation in the history of the world, we need to
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday he will soon introduce legislation to lower prescription drug prices and hoped that President Donald Trump would support the effort. Sanders and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) are drafting legislation to significantly bring down drug prices in the United States. While five major drug manufacturers made more than $50 billion
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