Sen. Sanders and Rep. Cummings Call on Justice Department to Investigate Generic Drug Companies for Price-Fixing Conspiracy
WASHINGTON, June 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, wrote to Attorney General William Barr to urge him to investigate 20 generic drug manufacturers for allegedly engaging in an unprecedented, multi-billion-dollar price-fixing conspiracy in violation of federal antitrust law. “It is
Sanders, Co-sponsors Unveil Legislation to Put Territories on Par with States for Medicaid
En Español WASHINGTON, June 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) along with seven other cosponsors in the Senate, introduced legislation Tuesday to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 (S. 1773) would correct long-standing inequities in federal health care funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and
Sanders y coauspiciadores presentan legislación para poner los territorios a la par con los estados en cuanto a Medicaid
WASHINGTON, 11 de Junio – El Senador Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) junto con otros siete coauspiciadores en el Senado, presentaron un proyecto de ley dirigido a las necesidades humanitarias inmediatas en los territorios estadounidenses, incluyendo a Puerto Rico. La Ley de Equidad de la Salud en los Territorios del 2019 corregiría las desigualdades en la distribución de fondos federales para el
Sanders Calls on McConnell to put $15 Minimum Wage Bill on the Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, June 6 – In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), called for the Raise the Wage Act to be brought to the floor of the Senate for an immediate vote. The bill, co-sponsored by 32 members of the Senate, would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024 and index it
Legislative Package Introduced to Encourage Employee-Owned Companies
WASHINGTON, May 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced two pieces of legislation to help workers around the country form employee-owned businesses. The WORK Act – modeled on the success of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center – would provide more than $45 million in funding
