NEWS: Sanders Once Again Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Outrageous Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment and Costly New Prescription Drugs

WASHINGTON, July 10 – Following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) full approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra once again urging the Biden Administration to act to substantially reduce the price

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Extreme Flooding in Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 10 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on the extreme flooding hitting Vermont. “In the midst of the terrible flooding we are seeing, I want to thank all the emergency crews who have been working tirelessly to protect the lives and property of Vermonters during this very difficult time. I also want to

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Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, State and Local Officials and Trail Communities will Celebrate the Newly Completed Lamoille Valley Rail Trail on July 15

All are invited to join in the Governor’s end-to-end bike ride and community events along the 93-mile trail. Sanders secured the initial federal funding to establish the LVRT in 2005. Montpelier, Vt. – On Saturday, July 15, Governor Phil Scott and Senator Bernie Sanders will help communities all along the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) celebrate the trail’s completion

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NEWS: Senate HELP Committee Release Staff Bipartisan Discussion Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

WASHINGTON, July 3 – Staffs of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of HELP, along with Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today released and are seeking feedback on a staff-level bipartisan discussion draft to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Student Debt Cancellation

BURLINGTON, Vt., June 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement Friday after the right-wing majority of the U.S. Supreme Court moved to block President Biden’s action to cancel student debt for 40 million Americans: Today’s 6-3 Supreme Court decision is a devastating blow for tens of millions

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NEWS: Sanders and EPA Administrator Announce $7 Billion Solar for All Program That Combats Climate Change and Lowers Energy Costs for Working Families

EPA seeking applications for this residential rooftop solar program to bring solar to millions of homes in low-income and disadvantaged communities, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act   BURLINGTON, Vt., June 28 – At an event today in Waterbury, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a $7 billion grant competition

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