Lobbyists brace for Bernie

By: Krista Mahr and Daniel Payne; Politico THE BERNIE EFFECTย โ€”ย Lobbyists across the health care sector are steeling themselvesย for when Sen.ย Bernie Sandersย becomes chair of the Senateโ€™s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, POLITICOโ€™s Megan R. Wilson reports. The Vermont lawmakerโ€™s well-chronicled antagonism toward lobbyists has some concerned theyโ€™ll be unable to blunt criticism of their clients and struggle to gain traction

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Vermont Historical Society receives $210,000 from Sanders in omnibus spending package

By: Vermont Business Society; Vermont Biz The Vermont Historical Society will receive $210,000 as part of the FY23 omnibus spending bill that passed the Senate on December 22nd, 2022. This funding is part of a total of $42 million secured by Sen. Sanders through the Congressionally Directed Spending process for 51 Vermont projects that will benefit communities across the state.

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Bernie Sandersโ€™ new challenge: Bipartisanship

By: Burgess Everett; Politico After three decades in Congress that earned him iconic status on the American left, Bernie Sanders is preparing for a different role in his next act. He ran twice for president, then pushed an all-Democratic government as far left as it could possibly go, and now the Vermont independent is set to take over the Senateโ€™s

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Meet the new leaders of the Senate health panel: Bernie and Cassidy

By: Rachel Roubein; Washington Post Meet the new leaders of the Senate health panel: Bernie and Cassidy The Senateโ€™s top health panel is entering a new era of leadership. Sens.ย Bernie Sandersย (I-Vt.) andย Bill Cassidyย (R-La.) are likely to take the reins, with both lawmakers announcing yesterday their intentions to pursue top spots on theย Senate HELP Committeeย next year. Though not yet official, itโ€™s

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Bernie Sanders in line to chair influential Senate committee on health, education and labor

By: Lola Duffort; VT Digger Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is expected to take over as chair of one of the chamberโ€™s most influential policy committees. The current chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is leaving her post to take over the powerful Senate Committee on Appropriations โ€” a job currently

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