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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement in support of the 50,000 port workers in the International Longshoreman’s Association who went on strike this week across the country: I stand in strong solidarity with the...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to comply with the committee’s subpoena. This follows the committee’s...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – As millions of Americans struggle with diabetes and obesity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today led the committee in a hearing to examine why Novo Nordisk charges the American people the highest prices in the world for its lifesaving drugs,...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report uncovering how Novo Nordisk, as one health insurance plan described it, is using its “position of power” to “squeeze” plans, and “boost its corporate profits.” “Today, Novo Nordisk charges...

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