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Senator Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Bernie Sanders
Full Name: Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders
Office: U.S. Senate (VT) - Jr, Independent
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane; 1 Child: Levi; 3 Stepchildren: Heather, Carina, David
Birth Date: 09/08/1941
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Burlington, VT
Religion: Jewish

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June 3, 2013 Letter to the Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of US Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC
May 16, 2013 The IRS Washington, DC
May 15, 2013 Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013 Washington, DC
May 9, 2013 Hearing of the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee - Pending Healthcare Legislation Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors Washington, DC
April 23, 2013 Hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging - Primary Care Crisis Washington, DC
March 25, 2013 Letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel - Cooperation on Claims Backlog Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Senate Hearing Focuses on Veterans Suicides Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Sanders Statement on Senate Budget Hearing Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2013 Senate and House Veterans' Committee Leaders Fault VA and DoD on Integrated Health Record System Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Protect Public Health Washington, DC
Jan. 29, 2013 Senate Panel Diagnoses Primary Health Care Crisis Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2013 Mental Health Care and Gun Violence Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2012 Sportsmen's Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
Sept. 13, 2012 Senate Passes Resolution Declaring National Falls Prevention Awareness Day Washington, DC
July 26, 2012 Cybersecurity Act of 2012--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
July 25, 2012 Sanders to Address International AIDS Conference Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Addison County Health Center Funded as Part of Major Expansion of Community Health Centers Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Sanders Addresses Medicaid Rally on Capitol Hill Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
June 7, 2012 Sanders, Cummings Introduce Sweeping Bills on Dental Crisis Washington, DC
June 1, 2012 Vermont Making Progress on National Dental Crisis, More Needs To Be Done Springfield, VT
May 24, 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Sanders Statement on FDA Bill Washington, DC
May 23, 2012 Sanders: Crack Down on Pharmaceutical Fraud Washington, DC
May 23, 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Washington, DC
May 18, 2012 Letter to Commissioner Hamburg Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 Sanders: End HIV/AIDS Drug Monopolies Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 Sanders Fires Up Rally Outside Peterson "Fiscal Summit' Washington, DC
March 19, 2012 Sanders Hails Expanded Veterans Health Care Burlington, VT
March 10, 2012 Vermont Town Meeting on Dental Crisis Montpelier, VT
Feb. 29, 2012 Dental Crisis in America Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act--Resumed Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2012 Sanders Statement on Women's Health Care Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2012 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: In Another Milestone For Health Care Reform, In 2011, Vermonters With Medicare Saved More Than $4.8 M. On Their Prescription Drugs Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2012 Letter to Nancy G. Brinker Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2011 Letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner and IRS Commissioner Shulman Unknown
Dec. 16, 2011 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2011 Vermont Awarded $18 Million for Health Care Unknown
Oct. 19, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2011 Letter to President Barack Obama Washington, DC
June 27, 2011 The Budget Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
May 16, 2011 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC
May 14, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 Release: Community Health Centers Save Lives and Money Washington, DC
May 10, 2011 Release: Single-Payer, Medicare-for-All Legislation Introduced Washington, DC

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