PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Hosts Expert Panel on Vaccines and Public Health

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today held a roundtable discussion with leading medical professionals on the importance of vaccines in America and their impact on public health. Sanders’ opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE: Let me thank our

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MEDIA ADVISORY: TOMORROW: Sanders to Lead HELP Committee Roundtable Discussion on Vaccines and Public Health 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP), on Wednesday will lead a roundtable discussion with leading medical professionals on the importance of vaccines in America and their impact on public health. DetailsWhat: Senate HELP Committee roundtable discussion regarding the importance of vaccines for protecting public healthWhen:

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NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint on Tragedy at the Northern Border 

COVENTRY, Vt., Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement following a reported incident resulting in the death of a Border Patrol Agent in Coventry, Vermont — near the northern border:  Today, Vermont and the U.S. Border Patrol experienced a tragic loss when a Border Patrol agent

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NEWS: With Gaza Ceasefire Near, Sanders Statement on What U.S. Must Learn from Its Role in the Horrific Tragedy 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement ahead of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which is poised to begin on Sunday: I am pleased that the Israeli security cabinet has finally approved a ceasefire agreement. My hope is that the destruction will soon end and that the hostages will finally be returned

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration’s Announcement that Medicare will Negotiate the Price of Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that diabetes and weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, would be added to the list of prescription drugs for which Medicare negotiates prices. I welcome the Biden administration’s announcement

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