WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following op-ed on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Long COVID is real. It is negatively impacting tens of millions of people throughout the United States and the world. We can no longer ignore it, or its sufferers' treatment needs. As the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee), I have heard from Americans of all ages about their struggles with Long COVID and the challenges they face are abs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement calling on Prasco Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline to immediately cap the cost of the authorized generic of Flovent - the most commonly prescribed inhaler for children - at $35: I'm very pleased that Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca have implemented a $35 cap  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: More than 19,000 Vermonters and Nearly Nine Million Medicare Beneficiaries Nationwide Use at Least One of the 10 Prescription Drugs Selected; New Lower Prices Begin Jan. 1, 2026 BURLINGTON, VT In an historic moment today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced millions of Medicare enrollees across America will benefit from lower prescription drug costs made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reducti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: ST. JOHNSBURY, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today celebrated major investments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) in Vermont communities, totaling nearly $1.3 million. The announcements include funding to advance economic development across Vermont through the USDA's Rural Business Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrates Vermont's Team USA Olympians--Billy Bender, Ilona Maher, and Elle Purrier St. Pierre--as the 2024 Summer Olympic Games conclude and our Olympians return home. Bender, Maher, and St. Pierre competed in the summer Olympic Games, which were held over two weeks in Paris, France. The Paralympic Games will begin August 28, 2024, and conclude September 8, 20  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act ahead of Friday's anniversary of the landmark jobs and climate bill. The bill, which includes many policies and provisions championed by Senator Welch when he served as a member of the House, has invested millions in communities nationwide, created jobs, lowered energy and health care costs, and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Rules and Administration and Senate Judiciary Committees, joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in urging the Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats targeting election workers ahe  more