NEWS: Sanders Statement on Netanyahuโ€™s Recent Comments Rejecting Two-State Solution

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโ€™s recent comments rejecting the idea of a two-state solution: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently said, โ€œIn any future arrangementโ€ฆIsrael needs security control of all territory west of the Jordan,โ€ adding that, โ€œI told this truth to our friends, the Americansโ€ฆthe prime

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NEWS: Chairman Sanders Announces HELP Committee Votes on Subpoenas for Johnson & Johnson and Merck CEOs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 โ€“ At a time when the United States pays, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), announced today that the committee will, on Wednesday, January 31, hold votes to issue subpoenas for Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Forces Unprecedented Vote to Begin to Address Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this evening forced a first-of-its-kind Senate floor vote on a resolution under Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. An overlooked tool of Congressional oversight, Section 502B(c) allows Congress to direct the State Department to provide a human rights report and other information on any country receiving U.S. security assistance. Sandersโ€™ resolution

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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing Long COVID in America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 โ€“ The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Thursday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, โ€œAddressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care.โ€ โ€œThe impacts of this pandemic are still being felt by millions of families,โ€ said Sanders. โ€œWe cannot turn our backs

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FACT SHEET: 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act and Senator Bernie Sandersโ€™ Resolution on Israel and Gaza

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, requires that any security assistance or arms provided by the United States to any country must advance internationally-recognized human rights and avoid identification of the United States with any violations of those rights. The Act prohibits assistance to any government that engages in a consistent pattern of human rights violations. The Act

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