WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, are applauding the Congressional passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve veterans' access to healthcare and benefits. The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act includes the King, Cramer bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Veteran Emp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt-AL) today announced several important provisions in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) to help Vermont repair and maintain its flood control infrastructure and build resiliency against the global crisis of climate change. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate last night and now goes to the President's de  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the agency to closely scrutinize pharmaceutical wholesaler Cardinal Health's $3.9 billion proposed acquisition of a majority stake in GI Alliance, the country's largest gastroenterology management services organization. "This deal threatens to limit competition by expanding Cardinal Health's control   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Bill paves the way for more generic drugs to come to market Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently to introduce the bipartisan Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act, legislation designed to lower drug prices by accelerating the roll-out of generic drugs that get FDA approval for certain indications. "In Vermont and across  more