NEWS: Sanders on the War Profiteering of Major Defense Contractors

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 29 – With the United States on track to spend more than $1 trillion on the military this year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the rampant price gouging of major defense contractors and the transfer of taxpayer dollars to wealthy shareholders: Since Putin began this brutal war, Congress has appropriated $174.2 billion

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Eli Lilly’s Decision to Lower the Starter Price of Blockbuster Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 27 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), on Tuesday issued the following statement after drugmaker Eli Lilly agreed to significantly lower the list price for the starter dose of its weight loss drug Zepbound: Last month, President Biden and I co-authored an op-ed demanding that Novo

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Media Advisory: Sanders Holds Summer Celebration & Discussion Events for Vermont Seniors

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his office this week are hosting a series of events throughout the state for seniors and older Vermonters. An annual tradition, the events are an opportunity for hundreds of older Vermonters to come together, build community, hear updates from Washington, and discuss the issues facing their communities. Last year marked

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Celebrates Breaking Ground on New Affordable Housing and Veterans Center with Burlington Mayor, Champlain Housing Trust, Local Leaders

BURLINGTON, Aug. 15 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), and other local housing leaders will come together this Friday, August 16, to celebrate breaking ground on the construction of new affordable housing and a veterans center in Burlington. Sanders secured $1 million for the project through the FY2022 Congressionally Directed Spending process. This

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NEWS: Sanders Demands Affordable Inhalers for Children

The retail price of the most commonly prescribed inhaler for children is between $172 and $313 WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement calling on Prasco Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline to immediately cap the cost of the authorized generic of Flovent – the most commonly

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NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Urge Biden to Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration to Help Vermont Recover from Severe Flooding

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) wrote today to President Biden urging him to quickly approve the Major Disaster Declaration request issued formally today by Governor Phil Scott. This disaster declaration would bring critical federal resources to Vermont to help individuals and communities recover after devastating flooding this summer. As

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