NEWS: Sanders and Cassidy Announce Bipartisan Subpoena Vote and Investigation into Bankruptcy of Steward Health Care
WASHINGTON, July 18 – Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today issued the following statement: On Thursday, July 25th at 10:00 a.m., our committee will be holding a bipartisan vote to initiate an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care. The committee will vote to compel Ralph
NEWS: Sanders Releases Report Documenting the Outrageous Level of Corporate Greed at Amazon
Nearly Half of All Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Injured During Prime Day Week WASHINGTON, July 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released an interim report yesterday as part of the sweeping investigation he launched into Amazon’s unacceptable corporate greed and abysmal workplace safety practices. As part of this report, Sanders is making public,
NEWS: “We Must Not Forget Gaza,” says Sanders
WASHINGTON, July 12 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and his intention to block arms sales to Israel: While much of the media is focused on the drama of the U.S. presidential election, we must not lose sight of what is happening in Gaza, where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis
Vermont Suffers Another Flood
BURLINGTON, Vt., July 12 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after dangerous flooding struck Vermont this week, one year after the floods of July 2023: It is hard to believe that one year has passed since last summer’s devastating floods – the worst natural disaster Vermont has faced since 1927. That painful memory was made even
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing the Medical Debt Crisis in America
WASHINGTON, July 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET, will lead the committee in a hearing titled, “What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America?” “In the United States of America – the richest country in the history