Bernie Sanders’ branding change
By: Anthony Adragna & Daniella Diaz; Politico Huddle BERNIE TACKLES BIPARTISANSHIP — WITH MIXED RESULTS ormer presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is, at first glance, vastly different from the current chair of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The independent Vermont senator knows the progressive ideas he campaigned on have no shot at becoming law right now. Rather
Expecting disaster funding proposal from Biden, Vermont’s delegation makes final plea for flood aid
President Joe Biden is expected to propose a special appropriations package in the coming days, according to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office. By: Sarah Mearhoff; VTDigger In anticipation that President Joe Biden will soon propose a special appropriations package to help states recover from a slew of natural disasters, Vermont’s congressional delegation is making a final plea to the White
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Caroline O’Donovan; The Washington Post Sanders’s Amazon probe is the latest in a series he has launched since becoming chair of the Senate HELP Committee in January. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the influential Senate committee on health, education, labor and pension, launched an investigation this week into the nation’s second-largest employer, Amazon, and
At town hall, older Vermonters ask Sen. Bernie Sanders to support aging in place, better nutrition
By Lia Chien; Vermont Public At a town hall meeting Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders heard from older Vermonters about their urgent needs and priorities, including workforce shortages, universal health care and nutrition programs. The event, sponsored by Vermont AARP, was held at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center and was livestreamed across the state. Sanders began the meeting by touching on
Sanders vows to oppose NIH nominee until Biden produces drug-pricing plan
By Dan Diamond; The Washington Post Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate health panel, is vowing to not move forward with President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health — or any health nominee — until he receives the administration’s “comprehensive” plan on lowering drug prices. “I will oppose all nominations until we have a very
How Merck intends to fight Medicare drug price negotiation
Analysis by Rachel Roubein with research by McKenzie Beard; The Washington Post Bernie Sanders urges HHS to take action on the price of Alzheimer’s drug. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pressing the federal health department to take action on the price of an Alzheimer’s drug. A federal appeals court seemed skeptical of a nationwide pause on Obamacare’s no-cost preventive service
