NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Answers from Postal Service Leadership on Postal Delays in Hinesburg and Across Vermont

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Thursday sent two letters to the leadership of the United States Postal Service (USPS) demanding answers and accountability regarding postal issues affecting workers and service in communities across Vermont. These letters โ€“ one to the USPS Board of Governors and one to

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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Holds HELP Committee Hearing on the Health Care Workforce Crisis in America

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led a committee hearing titled, โ€œExamining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?โ€ Sandersโ€™ opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will

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NEWS: Sanders and Cassidy Announce Subcommittee Rosters for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 โ€“ Ahead of the committeeโ€™s first hearing in the new session of the 118th Congress, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) on Thursday released the full roster of the panelโ€™s subcommittees. See below for the full list: Children and Families MR. CASEY, Pennsylvania, Chair MR.

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Delivers Speech on Floor of the Senate on the Greed of the Pharmaceutical Industry

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15ย โ€“ Following the news that the CEO of Moderna will accept an invitation to testify in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee next month, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) gave remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the growth of greed in the pharmaceutical industry and what Congress can do to end it.ย 

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NEWS: Moderna CEO Agrees to Testify in Senate HELP Committee

Company Features Prominently in New Majority Staff Report on โ€œPharma Pandemic Profiteersโ€ WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, announced on Wednesday that Moderna CEO Stรฉphane Bancel will testify next month in front of the committee for a hearing entitled, โ€œTaxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Starbucks CEO Refusal to Testify

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today issued the following statement after Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz refused to appear in front of the committee to testify about his companyโ€™s long-running noncompliance with federal labor law: โ€œIt is disappointing, but not surprising, that Howard Schultz, the CEO and director

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