MEDIA ADVISORY: Howard Schultz to Testify at HELP Committee Hearing on Ending the Illegal Union Busting at Starbucks

WASHINGTON, March 24 โ€“ Howard Schultz, who helped lead Starbucks for more than forty years and most recently served as CEO of the company, will on Wednesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. ET appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) at a hearing entitled, โ€œNo Company Is Above the Law: The Need to End Illegal Union

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NEWS: After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Sanders Introduces Legislation to Prevent Big Bank Executives from Serving on Federal Reserve Boards

WASHINGTON, March 23 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday introduced legislation to block bank executives like Silicon Valley Bankโ€™s Gregory Becker from serving on regional Federal Reserve boards that regulate the banks they run. โ€œI think it would come as a shock to most Americans to find out that Gregory Becker, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who successfully

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PREPARED REMARKS: HELP Committee Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing, CEO to Testify

WASHINGTON, March 22 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, โ€œTaxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?โ€ Sandersโ€™ opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. The Senate Committee

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration Refusing to Lower Price of Vital Cancer Drug

WASHINGTON, March 21 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the administration rejected a march-in rights petition to lower the price of a vital cancer drug: โ€œI am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a petition by prostate cancer patients to substantially reduce the

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NEWS: Disaster Declaration Approved for Eight Vermont Counties

Montpelier, Vt. March 21 โ€“ Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Peter Welch, and Representative Becca Balint today announced that President Joseph Biden has declared a Major Disaster for Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Washington counties, which suffered substantial damage during the December 22-24, 2022 winter storm. A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) by the Federal

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NEWS: HELP Committee Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, Casey, Romney Seek Information from Stakeholders on PAHPA Reauthorization

WASHINGTON, March 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), today along with Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) requested input from public health officials, health care providers, and other stakeholders on policies the Committee should consider during the reauthorization of the Pandemic and

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