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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 – 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), on Tuesday will lead the committee in a hearing to examine why Novo Nordisk charges the American people the highest prices in the world for its lifesaving...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – In a major bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today held Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt for his failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing.  This is the first time in modern American...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 – In a major bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) today held Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in civil and criminal contempt for his failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing.This is the first time in modern American...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In light of Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s failure to comply with the committee’s subpoena and absence from last week’s hearing, the Senate HELP Committee will vote this Thursday to adopt two resolutions: one for civil enforcement and another for certification to the United States Attorney for criminal contempt.“Last...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today held a discussion with experts on the outrageously high cost of diabetes and weight-loss drugs in America. At the meeting – which comes ahead of the committee hearing Sanders will be leading next week on the...