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Bernie Sanders

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Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.

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Bernie Sanders
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This week, $15 billion in funding for federal child care subsidies expired. In almost every state, child care costs more than rent or a mortgage. That is absurd. We must do more to ensure all families have access to high-quality, affordable child care.
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In America today, over 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck & millions of children are living in poverty. All while corporations make record-breaking profits & CEOs now make nearly 300 times as much as their average worker. Does that sound right to you?
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Severe flooding in Central Europe forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes last month. 24 people have died and more are missing. Climate change is making these disasters more frequent and severe. We must end our use of fossil fuels.
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Ozempic is a lifechanging drug. But it won't do any good for the millions of people who cannot afford it. The CEOs of major generic pharmaceutical companies say they can sell a generic version of Ozempic for less than $100. So why is Novo Nordisk still charging us $969?
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I strongly condemn Iran’s attack on Israel. For months, leaders in Israel & Iran have chosen to escalate rather than pursue diplomatic solutions. The U.S. must now demand an end to hostilities. A ceasefire for hostage deal remains the key to resolving the wider conflict.
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My thoughts are with people across the Southeast who are suffering from the devastating flooding brought by Hurricane Helene. If we do not act boldly to combat climate change, what we see today will become the norm as the planet becomes more uninhabitable.
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President Biden is right. He should not invoke Taft-Hartley to end the port strike. Dock workers are striking against excessive corporate greed. The shipping industry has made $400 billion in profits since 2020. It's time for dock workers to be treated with respect, not contempt.
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Nobody is asking Novo Nordisk to provide charity to the American people. All we are saying is: treat the American people the same way you treat people all over the world. Stop. Ripping. Us. Off.
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If Dr. de la Torre believes that by resigning as CEO of Steward Health Care he can evade responsibility for looting hospitals from Massachusetts to Arizona, he is sorely mistaken. It’s time for him to be held accountable for his outrageous and unacceptable corporate greed.
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Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre is stepping down from the company Tuesday and will no longer serve as board chairman and CEO, the company said in a statement to the Globe Saturday.
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At least 15 patients at Steward Health Care hospitals died as a result of a lack of medical equipment or staffing shortages. 2,000 others were put in “immediate peril.” Meanwhile, Steward's CEO made hundreds of millions. Last night, the Senate held him in criminal contempt.
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Today, with colleagues, I introduced legislation to block arms sales to Israel. Sending more weapons to Netanyahu's extremist government is immoral & illegal: U.S. weapons are responsible for far too many civilian casualties in Gaza. We must end our complicity in this atrocity.
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Bernie Sanders
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If you defy Congressional subpoenas, you will be held accountable. If your corporate greed endangers American communities, you will be held accountable. If you allow patients to suffer & die, while making out with millions, you will be held accountable.
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Bernie Sanders
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Today, Novo Nordisk committed to working with PBMs to lower the list price of their blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. I will hold them to that promise. Because Americans with diabetes & obesity should not pay 10-15x more for their medication than people in other countries.
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Bloomberg
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Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen found himself struggling to defend the price of blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in a congressional hearing Tuesday
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Bernie Sanders
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LIVE: No company should get away with charging Americans up to 15x more than other countries for a lifesaving drug. The HELP Committee is holding a hearing NOW on the need to end Novo Nordisk’s corporate greed.
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Bernie Sanders
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Tomorrow, I will ask the CEO of Novo Nordisk, Mr. Lars Jørgensen: Why are you charging the American people up to 10 or 15 times more for the same exact product than you're charging people in Canada and Europe?
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Bernie Sanders
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Generic drug companies can sell Ozempic — at a profit— for less than $100. But Americans are paying almost $1,000 a month for the drug. So why does your prescription cost more than a luxury handbag? Corporate greed. Novo Nordisk must lower the price of Ozempic.
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The Senate will soon vote on my resolution to block $20 billion in new arms sales to Israel. U.S.-provided weapons have caused massive death and suffering to innocent people in Gaza. We cannot continue to turn a blind eye.
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