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

COVENTRY, Vt., Jan. 20 โ€“ 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 โ€” near the northern border:ย  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 Tragedyย 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 โ€“ 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 Administrationโ€™s Announcement that Medicare will Negotiate the Price of Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, โ€” 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 administrationโ€™s announcement

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Ceasefire-Hostage Deal

WASHINGTON, January 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the newly announced ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas: Officials from the United States, Israel, Qatar, and Hamas say a deal to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages has been reached. This is welcome, long-overdue news. Both sides must honor the deal

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Sanders Statement on the FDAโ€™s Proposed Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelsย 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) today released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administrationโ€™s (FDA)ย new proposalย to require a front-of-package nutrition label on most packaged food and beverages. Todayโ€™s front-of-package food label proposal put forward by the FDA, after years of consideration, is pathetically weak and

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