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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 — As Amazon moves forward with plans to cut hundreds of thousands of American jobs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today wrote to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos asking for answers on how the company’s plans to automate warehouses will affect American...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report titled “I’m Terrified I’ll Die: Americans Speak Out About Republican Health Care Cuts,” detailing the devastating human impact of the Republican budget and its massive cuts to Medicaid...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a sweeping report warning that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million American jobs over the next decade — while billionaires and corporate executives reap...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Health Care Workforce Expansion Act, comprehensive legislation to address the massive shortage of doctors, dentists and nurses in America. “Despite spending...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report revealing that prices for 688 prescription drugs have increased since President Donald Trump took office — despite his repeated promises to lower drug costs “almost immediately.” “I...