NEWS: Sanders Offers Resolution to Condemn Bigotry in All Forms on College Campuses and Calls for the Protection of Students’ Right to Free Speech and Protest
“This body is quick to condemn student protesters, but will not address why they are protesting,” said Sanders WASHINGTON, May 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose on the floor of the Senate to offer a resolution condemning antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bigotry on college campuses across the country. Sanders introduced the resolution in response to one offered
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on the Nationwide Student Protests and the Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
WASHINGTON, May 2 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday night spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the student protests taking place on college campuses across the country, and the ongoing, horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Sanders’ remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched live here: President, some of us have been out
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on the Shortage of Minority Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON, May 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET will lead the committee in a hearing titled, “What Can Congress Do to Address the Severe Shortage of Minority Health Care Professionals and the Maternal Health Crisis?” “No one disputes that we have
NEWS: Sanders Responds to FTC’s Efforts to Target ‘Junk’ Ozempic Patents
WASHINGTON, April 30 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan announced that the FTC is taking action against the bogus patents Novo Nordisk filed to keep the outrageous price of Ozempic artificially high: Let me commend the Federal
NEWS: Sanders Urges Global Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders: Prioritize Public Health Over Private Profits as Pandemic Accord Negotiations Enter Final Phase
WASHINGTON, April 25 — As negotiations continue at the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish the Pandemic Accord, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to the leaders of the international global pharmaceutical industry, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) President Albert Bourla and Director General David Reddy, to reconsider their
