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Sept. 8, 2023
NEWS: Sanders Statement on HHS Contract with Regeneron for Reasonable Pricing of COVID-19 Treatment
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022
Tweet - "When we take that next giant leap into space let us do it to benefit all of humanity, not to turn a handful of billionaires into trillionaires."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 11, 2022
Tweet - "The goal of space exploration should be to benefit the people in the United States and the world community. It should not be about making trillions of dollars for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and a few other billionaires."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 29, 2021
Tweet - "What if instead of helping billionaires fund their space hobby, we invested in working people here on Earth?"
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 5, 2021
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Backing COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ron Kind Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on the Biden Administration to Take Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Hon. Diana Bianchi, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Engel Leads 80 Members Calling on Nih to Study the Impact of Covid-19 on Children
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Gene L. Dodaro, US Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Call for the Government Watchdog to Investigate For-Profit Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S. - Foster, Wyden Lead Bicameral Warning Against Trump Administration Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 27, 2020
Welch, Connolly, and Lynch Lead Legislation to Protect Dr. Fauci and Other Experts from Political Retribution
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - DeGette leads 181 Members of Congress in urging relief for science and medical research community
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Booker Unveils Groundbreaking Bill Establishing National Drug Pricing Agency to Lower Costs, Increase Access
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Letter to Pat Donnelly, CEO of Advarra - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Investigate "Inherent" Conflicts of Interest of Private Equity-Owned Institutional Review Boards
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Letter to Donald Deieso, Executive Chairman and CEO of WCG Clinical - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Investigate "Inherent" Conflicts of Interest of Private Equity-Owned Institutional Review Boards
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Urge HHS Secretary to End Restrictions on Using Fetal Tissue for Scientific Research
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Honorable Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education - Increased Research Funding
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Expressing Concern over Proposed Cuts to the Office of Science
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mike Simpson and the Hon. Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur of the House Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development - FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, & Education - Increase Federal Funding for Medical Research
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Harold Rogers - Prioritize Funding for National Institutes of Health
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives - Call for Increased Funding for the National Institutes of Health for Fiscal Year 2017
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen. Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen. Peter Welch
March 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 17, 2016
Letter to Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney General - Call to Investigate Shell Oil
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 12, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader - Importance of Women's Access to Reproductive Heath Care in Light of Spreading Virus
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on the State of the Union Address
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 25, 2015
Concurrent Resolution On The Budget, Fiscal Year 2016 -- Continued
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Chemical Safety Board Chairman and Top Staff
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 10, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader - Urging Restoration of NIH Funding in Lame Duck
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2014
The Washington Post - Federal Act Named for Gabriella Miller Signed into Law
Sen. Peter Welch
March 27, 2014
Hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - A Review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2014
Senate Passes Welch-Sponsored Bill to Fund NIH Pediatric Research
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 16, 2013
House Passes Bipartisan Welch Bill to Fund Pediatric Research
Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 5, 2011
Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Sen. Peter Welch
June 10, 2010
Science Over Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 8, 2023
NEWS: Sanders Statement on HHS Contract with Regeneron for Reasonable Pricing of COVID-19 Treatment
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022
Tweet - "When we take that next giant leap into space let us do it to benefit all of humanity, not to turn a handful of billionaires into trillionaires."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 11, 2022
Tweet - "The goal of space exploration should be to benefit the people in the United States and the world community. It should not be about making trillions of dollars for Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and a few other billionaires."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration -
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 29, 2021
Tweet - "What if instead of helping billionaires fund their space hobby, we invested in working people here on Earth?"
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 5, 2021
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Biden Backing COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ron Kind Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on the Biden Administration to Take Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Hon. Diana Bianchi, Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Engel Leads 80 Members Calling on Nih to Study the Impact of Covid-19 on Children
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 16, 2020
Letter to Gene L. Dodaro, US Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Call for the Government Watchdog to Investigate For-Profit Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 8, 2020
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S. - Foster, Wyden Lead Bicameral Warning Against Trump Administration Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 27, 2020
Welch, Connolly, and Lynch Lead Legislation to Protect Dr. Fauci and Other Experts from Political Retribution
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - DeGette leads 181 Members of Congress in urging relief for science and medical research community
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Booker Unveils Groundbreaking Bill Establishing National Drug Pricing Agency to Lower Costs, Increase Access
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Letter to Pat Donnelly, CEO of Advarra - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Investigate "Inherent" Conflicts of Interest of Private Equity-Owned Institutional Review Boards
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2019
Letter to Donald Deieso, Executive Chairman and CEO of WCG Clinical - Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Investigate "Inherent" Conflicts of Interest of Private Equity-Owned Institutional Review Boards
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services - Democrats Urge HHS Secretary to End Restrictions on Using Fetal Tissue for Scientific Research
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Bonamici, Beyer Lead 96 Colleagues in Opposing Plans to Eliminate the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Honorable Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education - Increased Research Funding
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 17, 2017
Letter to Chairman Shelby and Ranking Member Shaheen - Do Not Hurt Workforce by Cutting NASA Education Funding
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Expressing Concern over Proposed Cuts to the Office of Science
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mike Simpson and the Hon. Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur of the House Appropriations Committee on Energy and Water Development - FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, & Education - Increase Federal Funding for Medical Research
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Harold Rogers - Prioritize Funding for National Institutes of Health
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives - Call for Increased Funding for the National Institutes of Health for Fiscal Year 2017
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 14, 2016
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015
Sen.Peter Welch
July 14, 2016
Welch Votes Against House Bill that Guts Vermont's GMO Labeling Law
Sen.Peter Welch
March 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 3, 2016
Sanders, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Restore Medical Research Funding
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 17, 2016
Letter to Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney General - Call to Investigate Shell Oil
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 12, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader - Importance of Women's Access to Reproductive Heath Care in Light of Spreading Virus
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 12, 2016
Sanders Statement on the State of the Union Address
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 25, 2015
Concurrent Resolution On The Budget, Fiscal Year 2016 -- Continued
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 18, 2015
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Chemical Safety Board Chairman and Top Staff
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 10, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader - Urging Restoration of NIH Funding in Lame Duck
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2014
The Washington Post - Federal Act Named for Gabriella Miller Signed into Law
Sen.Peter Welch
March 27, 2014
Hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee - A Review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2015
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 11, 2014
Senate Passes Welch-Sponsored Bill to Fund NIH Pediatric Research
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 16, 2013
House Passes Bipartisan Welch Bill to Fund Pediatric Research
Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 5, 2011
Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Sen.Peter Welch
June 10, 2010
Science Over Politics
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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