NEWS: After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Sanders Introduces Legislation to Prevent Big Bank Executives from Serving on Federal Reserve Boards

WASHINGTON, March 23 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday introduced legislation to block bank executives like Silicon Valley Bankโ€™s Gregory Becker from serving on regional Federal Reserve boards that regulate the banks they run. โ€œI think it would come as a shock to most Americans to find out that Gregory Becker, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who successfully

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PREPARED REMARKS: HELP Committee Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing, CEO to Testify

WASHINGTON, March 22 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, โ€œTaxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?โ€ Sandersโ€™ opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. The Senate Committee

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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration Refusing to Lower Price of Vital Cancer Drug

WASHINGTON, March 21 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday issued the following statement after the administration rejected a march-in rights petition to lower the price of a vital cancer drug: โ€œI am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a petition by prostate cancer patients to substantially reduce the

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NEWS: Disaster Declaration Approved for Eight Vermont Counties

Montpelier, Vt. March 21 โ€“ Governor Phil Scott, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Peter Welch, and Representative Becca Balint today announced that President Joseph Biden has declared a Major Disaster for Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Washington counties, which suffered substantial damage during the December 22-24, 2022 winter storm. A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) by the Federal

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NEWS: HELP Committee Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, Casey, Romney Seek Information from Stakeholders on PAHPA Reauthorization

WASHINGTON, March 15 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), today along with Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) requested input from public health officials, health care providers, and other stakeholders on policies the Committee should consider during the reauthorization of the Pandemic and

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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing, CEO to Testify

Company Features Prominently in New Majority Staff Report on โ€œPharma Pandemic Profiteersโ€ WASHINGTON, March 15 โ€“ The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing next Wednesday, March 22 at 10 a.m. ET entitled, โ€œTaxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?โ€

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