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By Calvin Cutler; WCAX BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – What can the federal government do to make emergency medical services sustainable? Across Vermont, EMS providers and other agencies are stretched thin with staff shortages, low wages, burnout, and low reimbursement rates. Many of those agencies are also on the front lines of responding to the opioid crisis. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders

By: Caitlin Yilek; CBS News Washington — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Sunday that Israel is “losing the war” of worldwide public opinion as it seeks to eradicate Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack.  Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, told “Face the Nation” that Israel has the “right to defend itself” against Hamas, but it “cannot

By: Analysis by McKenzie Beard with research by Rachel Roubein; Washington Post It took the Senate 175 days to confirm Monica Bertagnolli as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health after President Biden first nominated her for the role — largely because of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who blocked her nomination until he was able to extract a White House commitment to lower drug prices. The pressure campaign

By Nathaniel Weixel; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he is confident that forcing drug company CEOs to testify about high prices can result in meaningful changes.  Less than a week ahead of a planned vote to subpoena the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and Merck, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said having them testify

Analysis by Dan Diamond with research by McKenzie Beard; The Washington Post Bernie Sanders wants to know why inhalers are so pricey Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a new target: the high price of inhalers. The chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is launching an investigation into the four largest manufacturers of inhalers in the United States, he told The Washington Post.

By: Rachel Treisman; NPR News The Senate voted 49 to 51 on Wednesday not to advance a bill that would provide billions of dollars to Ukraine and Israel, aid the White House says is essential for safeguarding democracy across the globe.   Republicans made good on their threat to block consideration of the bill unless it included their preferred border security and