WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release and letter on March 23, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday introduced legislation to block bank executives like Silicon Valley Bank's Gregory Becker from serving on regional Federal Reserve boards that regulate the banks they run. "I think it would come as a shock to most Americans to find out that Gregory Becker, the CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, who successfully lobbied for the deregulation of   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, "Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?" Sanders' opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) pressed for improved rural postal service in Vermont and across the country. Welch, a longtime leader on postal issues, stressed that United States Postal Service (USPS) deliveries have slowed beyond recognition, making it harder for Vermonters to pay their bills, access essential medications, and conduct business. "We are at  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * 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. "I am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a petition by prostate cancer patients to substantially reduce the pric  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led the committee in a hearing titled, "Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?" Sanders' opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will come   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * 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: "I am extremely disappointed that the Biden Administration denied a   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Morning in America on NewsNation to continue his push to protect female athletes from unfair and unsafe competition against biological males. Senator Tuberville explained how his Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which he reintroduced earlier this month, would preserve the Title IX protections that created a level playing field and opportunities for  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023, and letter: Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint praised today's announcement by the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) and United Healthcare (UHC) that UVMHN will remain in UHC's provider network through the end of the 2023 plan year. The announcement follows a March 10th letter from Sanders, Welch, and Balint, who called on United and UVMHN   more

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont, March 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today held a roundtable discussion on health care challenges in Vermont's rural communities and announced new funding to support health care facilities in St. Johnsbury and Waterbury. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and USDA Rural Development State Director Sarah Waring joined S  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: During a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday,Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) called for stronger support for families in East Palestine, OH, who were exposed to toxic contaminants following the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride and other toxic chemicals. Families in East Palestine face an uncertain future, as Norfo  more