WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced today that on Friday, October 27 the committee will hold a field hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey entitled "Overworked and Undervalued: Is the Severe Hospital Staffing Crisis Endangering the Well-Being of Patients and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) yesterday sent a letter to President Joe Biden ahead of the President's meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to reinforce the importance of protecting civilians and the need for immediate humanitarian aid into Gaza--including providing civilians with water, food, electricity, fuel, and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led the committee in a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: (https://www.help.senate.gov/404?not  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: The Library of Congress has added rare materials from the development of the Tony Award-winning musical "Hadestown" to its collections, thanks to a donation from the show's Tony Award-winning creator, singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell. Items donated by Mitchell tell the story of the show's development, including draft lyrics written on a yellow legal pad; memorabilia including promotional posters and a postcard from the v  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * "I'm deeply saddened by the overwhelming, brutal loss of Israeli and Palestinian lives. The loss of civilian lives in Gaza and Israel is truly horrifying, and the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza will surely lead to the death of more innocent people, including children. "To meet this moment with the moral clarity it requires, protecting innocent lives must be at the forefront of Is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today on next week's committee hearing in New Jersey: As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I look forward to a very important hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Friday, October 27th to discuss the issues of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently on strike. One of the largest U.S. strikes in the pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement in reaction to Ecuador's election of Daniel Noboa on Sunday, October 15: "I commend the people of Ecuador for exercising their democratic right to vote in a transparent electoral process. President-elect Noboa has a long road ahead of him, even in his truncated term, but I look forward to working with my colleagues to ens  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement today on next week's committee hearing in New Jersey: As the Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I look forward to a very important hearing in New B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of their colleagues in the Senate, introduced a resolution today in solidarity with 150,000 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) bargaining for a fair contract, with 34,000 currently o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led the committee in a hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: A new report released today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, shows that many nonprofit hospital systems across the country are failing to provide low-income Americans with the affordable medical care required by their nonprofit status - despite receiving billio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), joined Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in issuing the following joint statement: "We are appalled by the unfathomable violence against Israeli civilians and unequivocally condemn Hamas and its brutal actions. We mourn for those who were ruthlessly murdered and injured, as well as for their loved ones and communities who are living through a nightmare. W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on a congressional delegation last week to North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina to convey continued U.S. support for its allies amid Russian aggre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today released the following statement applauding the bipartisan advancement of Michael Whitaker of Vermont, nominee for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation: "Michael Whitaker is immensely qualified to head the Federal Aviation Administration--not only because of his abilities behind t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT),a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation, today applauded the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) decision to make Wi-Fi and similar technologies on school buses eligible for reimbursement under the FCC's E-Rate program, which helps deliver telecommunications services to classrooms and libraries. The positive decision by the FCC co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: On October 15, United States Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) delivered remarks at the Sarajevo Security Conference in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In his remarks, he recognized America's shared goal with the Western Balkans of promoting democratic values around the world. Senator Welch urged continued collaboration amongst nations to ensure long-lasting regional security, stability, and prosper  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Today, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields Act (O DAIRY) Act of 2023, legislation aimed at expanding federal support for organic dairy farmers and extending emergency assistance to farmers facing losses due to factors like feed shortages and increased costs. The bill also increases in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the horrific violence in Israel and Gaza: The slaughter of over a thousand Israelis by Hamas in a terrorist attack is an unspeakable crime. The bombing of a Palestinian hospital is an unspeakable crime, as is the displacement of a million people without water, food, and medicine. These unspeakable crimes must stop n  more