MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell to Hold Virtual Town Meeting with Vermont Firefighters and EMS Providers

Burlington, Vt., Jan 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joined by U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, will hold a virtual town meeting with Vermont firefighters and EMS providers on Saturday, January 29. During this virtual event, Sanders and Moore-Merrell will hear from career and volunteer Vermont firefighters and EMS providers on the challenges they are facing, and how the

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NEWS: Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners

Ahead of Friday Earnings Call, Sanders, Baldwin, and Warren Call on BlackRock to Intervene and End Long-Running Strike WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 – As 1,100 miners at Warrior Met Coal enter their tenth month on strike for fair wages, health care, and retirement benefits, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday, along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sent a

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NEWS: Sanders and Padilla Lead Letter with Colleagues to Billionaire Bob Rich in Support of Striking Bakery Workers in California

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Tuesday, along with their colleagues Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), sent a letter to Bob Rich Jr., Chairman and majority owner of the Rich Products Corporation, to express support for the 100 or so bakery workers

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drug

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Tuesday issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule that would cover Aduhelm, the outrageously expensive Alzheimer’s treatment, and similar drugs in development only for people enrolled in qualifying clinical trials: “Biogen’s outrageous original price for Aduhelm, $56,000 per year, is the poster child for

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