Press Releases

Sanders Announces HELP Committee Will Move Forward on Biden’s NIH Nominee BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a change in the department’s contract with Regeneron to guarantee that the company’s COVID-19

White House highlights Vermont flooding recovery efforts in request, comes as federal delegation pushes for additional targeted assistance for Vermonters BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 1 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today released the following statement in response to the White House requesting $4 billion of emergency aid, in addition to the previously requested $12

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 29 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the first ten prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and drug manufacturers: “While the pharmaceutical industry makes huge profits every year, the American people pay,

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 22 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday sent a letter to RWJ Barnabas Health’s President and Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Manigan urging him to bargain in good faith with United Steel Workers (USW) Local 4-200 and come to an agreement on a fair contract for nurses at

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug 21 – So far this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has held five summer celebration and discussion events for Vermont seniors in Bennington, Rutland, Brattleboro, Barre, and Burlington. These events have brought together hundreds of older Vermonters from across the state to help build community, share updates from Washington, and speak with older Vermonters about the issues

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to work closely with Congress to secure supplemental disaster aid for urgent flood recovery and long-term disaster mitigation in Vermont. This letter comes as Congress must act to provide additional federal funding for agencies