| April 21, 2023
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NEWS: HELP Committee to Bring CEOs of Major Insulin Manufacturers and PBMs Together for Historic Hearing to Discuss the Need to Lower Insulin Prices and the Cost of Other Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 23, 2023
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Baldwin Leads 22 Colleagues in Calling on FDA to End Discriminatory Blood Donation Policy
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 22, 2023
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PREPARED REMARKS: HELP Committee Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing, CEO to Testify
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 21, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Administration Refusing to Lower Price of Vital Cancer Drug
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 15, 2023
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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees: Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 12, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Silicon Valley Bank
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 1, 2023
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NEWS: Chairman Sanders Applauds Public Pressure for Forcing Eli Lilly to Reduce Cost of Insulin by 70%, Sends Letters to Remaining Companies to Follow Suit
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 19, 2023
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"Face the Nation" on Feb. 19, 2023
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 16, 2023
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Senator Baldwin Calls on HHS to Release Remaining $1.5 Billion in LIHEAP Funding to Help Wisconsin Families Afford Energy Bills
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2023
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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Holds HELP Committee Hearing on the Health Care Workforce Crisis in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 15, 2023
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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Delivers Speech on Floor of the Senate on the Greed of the Pharmaceutical Industry
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 14, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Holds Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of State of the Union Essay Contest
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 5, 2023
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Letter to Michelle Korsmo, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association - Senators Warren, Sanders, Murray Push National Restaurant Association for Answers Following Bombshell Report of Misuse of Food Safety Training Funds
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 1, 2023
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Letter to Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senators Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Wyden Question DoD over Reports of Students Forced into JROTC Enrollment
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 26, 2023
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Booker Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing the Justice for Black Farmers Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2023
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Letter to Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna - Senators Warren, Welch Raise Concerns over Moderna's Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 10, 2023
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NEWS: In Letter to CEO, Sanders Calls Moderna Plan to Raise Price of COVID-19 Vaccine "Unacceptable Corporate Greed"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 6, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Senator Markey Joins Senator Merkley, Colleagues in Pushing to Keep Fossil Fuel Permitting Changes Off of Key End-of-year Legislation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Dec. 2, 2022
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Letter to US Bank Regulators - Senator Markey Joins Representative Omar and Senator Warren in Leading Letter to Call on Regulators to Improve Banking Access for Communities of Color
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 21, 2022
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Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States, Roman Martinez, Chair of the USPS Board of Governors - Senators Markey and Carper, Colleagues Call for Postal Service to Ramp Up Efforts to Electrify the Mail Delivery Fleet
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 14, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Castro, Booker, Jayapal Lead 83 Members Calling on Biden Administration to Remove Barriers to Affordable Health Care for Daca Recipients
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 4, 2022
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Letter to Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - Welch and Soto Lead Letter to the Pentagon Calling for Expanded Access to Community Pharmacies for TRICARE Beneficiaries
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 28, 2022
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Tweet - "Profits in last 2 quarters Exxon:⬆️228% to $38 billion Chevron:⬆️149% to $23 billion Shell:⬆️117% to $21 billion These companies are spending $63 billion in stock buybacks & dividends - a massive transfer of wealth from the working class to the top 1%. Windfall profits tax NOW!"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 25, 2022
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Call to Epa to Strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule to Replace Harmful Lead Pipes
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 21, 2022
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Tweet - "After receiving billions in federal contracts, Pfizer wants to charge up to $130 for a COVID vaccine shot that costs as little as $1.18 to manufacture -- 10,000% above cost. Enough is enough. The COVID vaccine should cost $0. Pfizer's greed is killing people throughout the world."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate profits are at a 70-year high, median wages have gone down the sharpest in 25 years and corporations are spending $1 trillion on stock buybacks. Our goal must not be to "get wages down." Our goal must be to end corporate greed. The Fed must stop raising interest rates."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2022
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Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Shaheen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Release of LIHEAP Home Heating Aid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 10, 2022
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Tweet - "We owe Native Americans an enormous debt. From the first days of this country, they were lied to, their treaties violated, and their needs ignored. Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, let us recommit to standing with them in the fight for long overdue justice."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 5, 2022
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Tweet - "OPEC's decision to cutback on production is a blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump that cannot stand. We must end OPEC's illegal price-fixing cartel, eliminate military assistance to Saudi Arabia, and move aggressively to renewable energy."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Ellen Montz, PhD, Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight - Warner, Smith Lead Colleagues in Urging a Formal Review of Essential Health Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 3, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Melanie Frontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights - Senator Baldwin and Colleagues Applaud Biden Admin Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care, Push to Strengthen Proposal
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 3, 2022
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Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Feinstein, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Removal of Big Oil's Side Deal from Government Funding Legislation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of 39 Senators Push for Increased Action to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 11, 2022
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Tweet - "Today, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001 and honor the brave first responders who risked their lives that day to help their fellow Americans. It's a day I will never forget."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 9, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Murphy, Blumenthal, New England Delegation Call for President Biden to Lower Energy Costs by Releasing Oil from Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 8, 2022
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Letter Matt Eyles, President & CEO of AHIP - Senators Smith, Merkley, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Unlawful Charges for Prep Patients
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Rochelle Walensky, Director of the CDC - Senator Reverend Warnock Joins Colleagues In Urging CDC and HHS to Monitor and Address Racial Disparities in Monkeypox Virus Response
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2022
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Delegation Hails Increased Affordable Housing Production Resulting From New Biden Administration Guidance
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Sanders, Leahy, And Welch Applaud Over $34 Million In U.S. DOT Investments In Three Vermont Infrastructure Projects
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Pushes for More Federal Funding to Address Monkeypox Health Emergency
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "The country's biggest railroad companies made over $20 billion in profits last year, while rail workers haven't seen a wage increase since 2019 and are currently without a contract. These workers deserve a fair contract and they deserve it NOW."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 5, 2022
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Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Applaud CRA Proposed Rule, Push for More Support for Underserved Communities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge Federal Agency to Protect Mobile Home Residents From Rent Hikes, Evictions
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2022
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Letter to Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Reed, Collins & 56 Colleagues Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2022
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling On Administration To Invoke Defense Production Act To Increase Access To Monkeypox Vaccines
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Applauds Passage of Major Legislation to Support Vermont's Veterans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 31, 2022
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Tweet - "I say to Senator Toomey, if you don't believe we can afford to take care of our veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure, then you should not have approved funding to go to war. Taking care of our veterans is the cost of war -- period. End of discussion."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 28, 2022
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Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 27, 2022
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Letter to Dianne Feinstein, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Climate Crisis in Letter Requesting Appropriated Funds to Support President Biden's Use of the Defense Production Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 26, 2022
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The Hon. Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director for the CDC - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Sounding Alarm on Monkeypox Outbreak, Highlighting Inequities of Vaccine Access
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 25, 2022
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Letter to Tae Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Cardin, Murray, Colleagues Call on Prison and Immigration Officials to Improve Availability of COVID-19 Therapeutics Among Detainees
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 22, 2022
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Letter to The Honorable Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of Department of Health and Human Services, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "King Sounds Alarm On Monkeypox Outbreak, Calls for Action on Vaccine Distribution"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 22, 2022
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Tweet - "Unbelievable! Not only are Republicans anti-choice but almost all of them in the House just voted against Americans, women and men, having the right to contraception. While the whole world laughs, they want to take us back to the 1800s. Ain't gonna happen."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 22, 2022
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Letter to Martha Williams, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling for Ban of Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 21, 2022
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Tweet - "The function of a rational health care system is to provide quality care to all in a cost-effective way, not make billionaires like Jeff Bezos even richer. At a time of growing concentration of ownership, the Justice Department must deny Amazon's acquisition of One Medical."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 21, 2022
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Letter to Michael Conner, Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - Merkley Leads Colleagues in Urging End of Fast-tracking Oil and Gas Infrastructure
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 19, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of the EPA - Klobuchar, Grassley, Murray, Thune Lead Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Increase Biodiesel Volumes, Provide Certainty to Producers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 19, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Reps. Barragán, Chu, Kelly, and Schakowsky Lead Letter to Leadership Advocating for Provisions To Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 18, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders, Larson Call for Strengthening Social Security After GAO Report Series Shows Harmful Delays in Disability Appeals
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 18, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission - Senator Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Pushing SEC to Increase Transparency and Strengthen Oversight of Predatory Activist Hedge Funds
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Blumenauer Call On Biden Administration To Scale-Up Response To Global Food Insecurity
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 14, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders, Leahy, and Warren Introduce War Powers Resolution to End U.S. Involvement in Saudi War in Yemen
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 11, 2022
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Letters to CEOs of Financial Institutions - An Hollen, Colleagues Press Big Banks on Widespread Zelle Fraud
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Average hourly wages for American workers have remained nearly flat since 1960, while home prices have almost TRIPLED over the same time period. It's no wonder that nearly half of all Americans today spend at least 30% of their income on housing. Obscene."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 4, 2022
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Tweet - "Happy 4th of July! Let us recommit today to building a future that works for all of us, not just the few."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 3, 2022
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Tweet - "I am proud of the major increase in Federally Qualified Community Health Centers in Vermont and the number of Vermonters who use them. While the struggle continues to guarantee health care to all, we have made significant progress in improving access to primary health care."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 29, 2022
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Tweet - "The American people are sick of airlines ripping them off, canceling flights at the last minute and delaying flights for hours on end. It's time for @SecretaryPete to fine airlines $55,000 per passenger for every flight cancellation they know can't be fully staffed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 29, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - NEWS: Sanders Urges Secretary Buttigieg to Protect the Rights of Airline Passengers and Workers Amidst Skyrocketing Delays
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 21, 2022
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Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 20, 2022
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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