PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders to Vote No on NDAA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 – As the Senate prepares to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which would approve close to $900 billion for the Defense Department, nearly $1 trillion when nuclear weapons and “emergency” defense spending is included – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate outlining the dangers of further enriching

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NEWS: Sanders and Cassidy on Unanimous Senate Vote to Pass Historic Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 – Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today released the following statement on the unanimous vote in the Senate last night to pass the Older Americans Act (OAA) – critical legislation that will renew funding and strengthen services for older Americans. The bill’s reauthorization

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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Questions FDA Leaders on Diabetes & Obesity Epidemic

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing titled “What Is the FDA Doing to Reduce the Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in America and Take on the Greed of the Food and Beverage Industry?” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf M.D. and Deputy

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders Leads Hearing on the FDA, Diabetes & Obesity Epidemics, and Taking on the Greed of the Food & Beverage Industry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today announced that the committee will hold a hearing this Thursday, December 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, “What Is the FDA Doing to Reduce the Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in America and Take on the Greed of the Food

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Oligarchy in America

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about oligarchy in America: This is what Oligarchy looks like: Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. Today, we have a greater concentration of ownership than we have seen since the Gilded Age. In sector after

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