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By: Jake Johnson; Common Dreams “If Democrats really believe in democracy and campaign finance reform, we must ban super PACs in primaries,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday voiced support for a renewed progressive push at the Democratic National Committee to ban dark money donations in the party’s primaries, an effort that comes months after the DNC

By: WCAX News Team; WCAX Sen. Bernie Sanders outlined the economic disparities between wealthy and working-class Americans in a speech on Tuesday night, warning of the dangers of what he calls an emerging oligarchy. Vermont’s senior senator is the incoming chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. In Tuesday’s speech at the U.S. Capitol, he stressed the importance

By: Rachel Roubein; The Washington Post Sen. Sanders wants to move “very aggressively” on the high cost of prescription drugs   You might not have guessed this: As Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the gavel of the chamber’s prestigious health panel, a hearing on Medicare-for-all isn’t at the top of his list. The independent firebrand has long championed a far-reaching proposal to

By: Cheyenne Haslett; ABC News While insurance will cover the shots, premiums could rise, the senator warned. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of its COVID-19 vaccine prices. “How many of these Americans will die from COVID-19 as a result of limited access

By: Michael Erman; Reuters U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders sent Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) a letter this week asking the drug company to halt planned U.S. price increases on its COVID-19 vaccine, saying price hikes could make the shot unaffordable for millions of Americans. Sanders said in his letter that raising prices would be particularly egregious after the U.S. government provided around $1.7 billion

By: Ayelet Sheffey; Insider Trump used the HEROES Act to extend the student-loan payment pause in March 2020. Biden used the same law to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for federal borrowers, but that plan is held up in court. Sen. Sanders said Trump’s past usage of the Act supports the legality of Biden’s broad relief plan. Sen.