Sanders: All Democrat senators need to agree on framework of economic bill before House vote
By: Chandelis Duster & Daniella Diaz, CNN All 50 Democrats in the Senate need to agree upon the framework on the massive economic bill before the House votes on the bill this week, Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders said Sunday. “I think there has got to be a framework agreed upon in the Senate that all of us know is
Sanders draws red lines on Medicare expansion, drug pricing plan in spending bill
By: Jordain Carney; The Hill Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Tuesday that a deal on President Biden’s spending bill must expand Medicare and include a plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs. “Bottom line is that any reconciliation bill must include serious negotiations on the part of Medicare with the pharmaceutical industry, lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Bernie Sanders Says Medicare Expansion Will Remain in Spending Bill: ‘Not Coming Out’
By: Christina Zhao; Newsweek Senator Bernie Sanders on Saturday expressed confidence that Medicare expansion of dental, vision and hearing coverage will remain in the Democrats‘ paired-back spending bill amid ongoing negotiations between progressives and moderates in the caucus to iron out sticking points, with a deadline 8 days away. “The expansion of Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision is one of the
Bernie Sanders slams the ‘corporate elite’ like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, who ‘love the idea’ of paying less in taxes
By: Ayelet Sheffey; Business Insider Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders isn’t holding back his thoughts on why Democrats still haven’t come to an agreement on their $3.5 trillion social-spending bill. In a recent opinion piece, he unleashed on lobbyists and billionaires who oppose the spending. “The corporate elite seem to love the idea that billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than
Sanders blaming spending bill delay on corporate lobbying
By: Caroline Vakil; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday said that efforts to finalize and vote on a roughly $3.5 trillion dollar Democratic spending bill is being delayed because of corporate lobbying. In a new op-ed published on Fox News, Sanders blamed the delay on the “human infrastructure” bill on lobbying efforts from the pharmaceutical industry, private health insurance companies and the
Sanders blames centrist opposition on drug industry donations
By: Caitlin Emma; Politico Bernie Sanders is sharpening his barbs toward Democrats who have resisted his and President Joe Biden’s agenda. The Senate Budget chair railed against moderate opposition to a prescription drug overhaul that top Democrats want to include in Biden’s massive social spending package, arguing that centrists rejecting the measures are bankrolled and beholden to the pharmaceutical industry.
