WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following opening remarks: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led a committee hearing on the diabetes epidemic and obesity epidemic in America, what is fueling these crises, and what must be done to address them. Sanders' opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/what-is-fueling  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: The type-2 diabetes epidemic and the obesity epidemic are directly related and both epidemics are getting worse. In the United States today, more than 35 million Americans are struggling with type-2 diabetes - 90 percent of whom are overweight or obese. This crisis is not only negatively impacting the health of the American people, it is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 12, 2023: * * * Rep. Becca Balint delivers speech on the House Floor calling for protection of reproductive rights in response to extremist right-wing attacks on abortion access in states around the country. Read her speech here: "No one should need permission from a judge or a governor to make a personal choice for their family and for their health. This week the Texas Supreme Court ruled that 3  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement on today's vote on H.Res 927: "I am gravely concerned about increasing antisemitism in the United States. The Director of the FBI has stated that antisemitism in this country is reaching historic levels. The antisemitism that has existed just below the surface in our nation has now been unmasked. Its aim is dehumanization  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: With nearly 19,000 people killed and more than 50,000 wounded in Gaza since October 7 - seventy percent of whom are women and children - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday introduced a resolution under Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act to force a debate on the indiscriminate bombing being carried out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government. The Foreign Assistance Act pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after the White House announced that the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) would make "fair pricing" a standard part of contract negotiations for tests, treatments, and vaccines. In March, the HELP Committee held a hearing on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: In a letter sent to President Biden on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged the president to make two critical policy changes in his approach to Israel and Gaza. First, that the president withdraw his support for the $10.1 billion for offensive weaponry for Netanyahu's right-wing government contained in the proposed supplemental foreign aid package requested from Congress. And second, for the preside  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Thursday, December 14 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, "What is Fueling the Diabetes Epidemic?" The type-2 diabetes epidemic and the obesity epidemic are directly related and both epidemics are getting worse. In the United States today, more than 35 million Americans are struggling with   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday issued the following statement after the White House announced that the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) would make "fair pricing" a standard part of contract negotiatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led a committee hearing on the diabetes epidemic and obesity epidemic in America, what is fueling these crises, and what must be done to address them. Sanders' opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, are   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) will receive a combined $1 million to develop long-range plans to improve existing passenger rail services and expand services in Vermont from the Department of Transportation (DOT). This fun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) will receive a combined $1 million to develop long-range plans to improve existing passenger rail services and expand services in Vermont from the Department of Transportation (DOT). This fund  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), this week wrote to U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters to express their strong support for the Bureau's plan to place a Residential Re-Entry Center (RRC) in Vermont. Vermont is one of only two states, the other being Hawaii, without an  more