MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, Doctors to Hold Press Conference Making Clear That Vaccines Work

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 โ€” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), will hold a press conference tomorrow with doctors and public health experts representing tens of thousands of health care professionals nationwide. Together, Sanders and the public health leaders will highlight the lifesaving importance of vaccines in protecting children, families

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on CDC Walkout As Trump’s War on Science Continues

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement after hundreds of CDC workers walked out of their job to protest the Trump administrationโ€™s decision to oust senior scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including by firing CDC Director Dr.

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NEWS:ย Sanders Demands Bipartisan Investigation into Firing of CDC Director

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today called for a bipartisan congressional investigation into the recent firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Susan Monarez by the Trump administration. Sanders condemned what he called a โ€œrecklessโ€ and โ€œdangerousโ€ decision, following reports that

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Wrap Up Summer Celebrations for Older Vermonters on Thursday in St. Johnsbury and Newport

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 27 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tomorrow will wrap up a series of seven celebrations for older Vermonters with events in St. Johnsbury and Newport. Throughout August, Sandersโ€™ office hosted seven events across the state to bring older Vermonters together for good food, good music and good company. More information on the summer celebrations is available HERE.

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NEWS: Sanders, 10 Colleagues Demand Answers After Trump Halts Legally Mandated Student Debt Relief

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 19 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 10 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressing outrage over the Trump administrationโ€™s harmful decision to indefinitely pause student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan. The senators demanded clarity for the

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Kick Off Summer Celebrations for Older Vermonters on Sunday in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday will kick off a series of seven celebrations for older Vermonters, taking place this month across the state in Burlington, Bennington, Castleton, Brattleboro, Barre, St. Johnsbury and Newport. Sandersโ€™ office is hosting these events for seniors to come together, enjoy good music and food, and connect with each other.

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