NEWS: Ahead of Novo Nordisk Hearing, 250 Clinicians Demand Affordable Access to Ozempic and Wegovy

Physicians and health professionals from around the country demanded that Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly make their novel diabetes and obesity medications affordable and accessible to all. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 – Ahead of next week’s hearing, which will focus on the outrageously high prices that Novo Nordisk charges Americans for their blockbuster drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),

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Sanders to Announce New Information on the Production and Pricing of Blockbuster Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy at Expert Discussion

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), tomorrow will hold a discussion with experts on the outrageously high cost of diabetes and weight-loss drugs in America. At the meeting – which comes ahead of the committee hearing Sanders will be leading next week on the same issue

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NEWS: Sanders Calls for Justice Department to Open Independent Investigations into Attacks on American Citizens by Israeli Security Forces

“This is a clear pattern. These are not mistakes. This is policy: shoot first, ask no questions later…The United States cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the illegal actions of the extremist Israeli government. We cannot allow American citizens and innocent Palestinians to be killed with impunity. We must act.” WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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NEWS: HELP Committee to Vote on Civilly Enforcing Subpoena and Holding Steward CEO in Criminal Contempt

Dr. Ralph de la Torre failed to comply with Congressional Subpoena WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Ranking Member Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today announced that, in light of Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Leads Bipartisan Hearing on Steward Health, CEO Ralph de la Torre, & Private Equity Influence in American Health Care

This was the first subpoena issued by the HELP Committee since 1981. Despite the subpoena, Dr. de la Torre failed to appear today for the hearing. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing titled “Examining the Bankruptcy of Steward Health

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NEWS: Mary Kay Lanthier Confirmed with Bipartisan Support  

New District Court Judge for the District of Vermont Celebrated by Sanders and Welch as Devoted Public Defender WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 – This evening, the Senate voted to confirm Mary Kay Lanthier, of Orwell, Vermont, to be the next District Court judge for the District of Vermont. President Biden nominated Lanthier at the joint recommendation of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senator Peter

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