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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – Given the disastrous humanitarian situation taking place in Gaza, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a speech on the Senate floor today called for a humanitarian pause so that critical aid, including food, water, fuel, and medical supplies, can reach hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in desperate need. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s committee markup of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli’s nomination to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Our health care system is broken and dysfunctional. We spend almost twice as much per

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday, October 25, at 10:00 a.m. ET, will hold a markup on the following nominations: Nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be Director of the National Institutes of Health Nomination of Charlotte Burrows to be Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission    Nomination of Erika

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging a thorough investigation into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after the NIH proposed, in the Federal Register, granting an exclusive

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led the committee in a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: The Senate

The resolution calls on the Big Three Automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer their workers a fair contract WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with