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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday September 10, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Senate Health Committee Chair Sanders Issues Statement on Medicare Negotiating Drug Prices
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement: * * * 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 pharmaceutica  more

Welch Raises Concern Over Proposed Cuts to the Federal Defender Budget in Senate Judiciary Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch is Senate's Only Former Public Defender WASHINGTON - In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) voiced concerns about proposed cuts to the federal defender budget, underscoring the vital role public defenders play in maintaining core principles of the judicial system and stressing how slashing the budget for this critical program would threaten legal protections for p  more

Welch Statement on Nomination of Michael Whitaker of Vermont to be Federal Aviation Administrator
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Peter Welch (D-VT),member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, today released the following statement in response to President Biden's nomination of Michael G. Whitaker, a Vermonter, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration: "Michael Whitaker has an impressive career in aviation leadership, and his decades spent in the skies will be an asset to the Fe  more