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U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Follow us for updates from Chair @SenSanders and HELP Democrats. help.senate.gov Joined March 2013-
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Join me LIVE NOW for a hearing to discuss why we must move to a 32-hour workweek – with no loss in pay. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Today, nearly half of Americans 55 and older have no retirement savings. Join me LIVE as the HELP Committee discusses what we must do to solve the retirement crisis facing working class Americans. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We’re LIVE NOW to answer a simple question: Why does the U.S. pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs? I look forward to hearing from the CEOs of Johnson&Johnson, Merck and Bristol Meyers Squibb on this very serious issue. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We cannot turn our backs on the millions of Americans who continue to struggle with long COVID. Join me LIVE now for a HELP Committee hearing to discuss what we must do to address this issue with the urgency that it demands. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
This Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will hold a hearing titled, “Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care.” You will be able to watch the hearing live here: help.senate.gov/hearings/addre…
Join me LIVE for a hearing in the Senate HELP Committee to discuss what we can do to address the diabetes epidemic and obesity epidemic in America. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is holding an Executive Session to mark up legislation. To watch LIVE, click here: help.senate.gov/hearings/s-184…
I am LIVE NOW with the Senate HELP Committee and union leaders Shawn Fain, Sean O’Brien, and Sara Nelson for a hearing to discuss how unions are improving the lives of working families and standing up against corporate greed. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
LIVE: The Senate HELP Committee is holding a field hearing in New Brunswick, NJ on the national hospital staffing crisis and how it's endangering nurses and patients. Join us NOW to hear directly from nurses. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
LIVE: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is holding a markup to consider nominations. To watch, click the link below: help.senate.gov/hearings/nomin…
LIVE: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is holding a hearing to consider the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be Director of the National Institutes of Health. To watch, click the link below: help.senate.gov/hearings/nomin…
Join LIVE as the Senate HELP Committee marks up major legislation to address the primary care crisis in America. help.senate.gov/hearings/s-157…
Join LIVE as the Senate HELP Committee marks up the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act. help.senate.gov/hearings/s-233…
Join LIVE as the Senate HELP Committee marks up the most significant set of labor law reforms in modern history. At a time of unprecedented income and wealth inequality, we must pass legislation which meets the needs of the working class. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Join LIVE as the Senate HELP Committee marks up the most significant set of labor law reforms in modern history. At a time of unprecedented income and wealth inequality, we must pass legislation which meets the needs of the working class. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is holding an Executive Session to mark up legislation. To watch LIVE, click here: help.senate.gov/hearings/s-133…
Join me LIVE as the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on the youth mental health crisis in America with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
LIVE: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is holding a markup of legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs. To watch, click the link below: help.senate.gov/hearings/conti…
LIVE: The HELP Committee is hearing testimony NOW from the CEOs of major insulin makers and the leaders of the major pharmacy benefit managers. We want to know why so many Americans cannot afford the medicine they need. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
FRIDAY: The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is headed to Morehouse School of Medicine for a field roundtable.
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