“How many more Americans have to die and suffer before Congress has the guts to end this greed?” asked Sen. Bernie Sanders. Major pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. hiked the prices of nearly 870 prescription medications during the first month of the new year as lock-step Republicans and right-wing Democrats—flush with cash from drugmakers—continue to block legislation […]
“The American people have a right to know where their senators stand on the most important issues impacting their lives.” Voicing exasperation with months of fruitless backroom talks over the Build Back Better Act, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday demanded floor votes on individual pieces of the stalled legislation in order to force Republicans—and right-wing Democrats—to […]
“If you were a fossil fuel lobbyist and had to construct an ideal strategy not only to kill BBB but to gum up the works for as long as possible it would look a lot like what Manchin has been doing.” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin came under fire Saturday after The Washington Post reported that the West Virginia Democrat […]
“Manchin has lost the coal miners with this latest betrayal,” said one labor reporter. The push for passage of the Build Back Better Act got a potential boost late Monday as the United Mine Workers of America, the coal miners’ union that Sen. Joe Manchin counts as a key ally, called on the right-wing Democratic senator […]