News from 2023
Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Bill Would Allow Medicare to Pay Same Prices as VA
Chairman Bernie Sanders Announces Senate HELP Committee Field Roundtable at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta to Discuss Health Care Workforce Shortage
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Sanders Takes Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the Road with First Field Roundtable as Chairman
Chairman Sanders Releases Digital Short Featuring Insulin Patients
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Video Comes the Day Before Senate HELP Committee Hearing with CEOs of Insulin Makers and Leaders of PBMs
Julie Su Will Destroy the Livelihoods of Millions of Working Americans
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
President Biden is pushing to staff his administration with bureaucrats who favor Big Labor special interests over the American worker. Julie Su shares the president's skewed and dangerous vision for the future of our economy and the workforce. The Senate must stand up for working Americans and reject Su’s confirmation.
DOGGETT OPENING STATEMENT AT HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Mr. Chairman, thanks for reaching out to me last week regarding the CMS demonstration project. You are known for seeking bipartisan action.
NEAL STATEMENT ON APRIL 2023 JOBS REPORT
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) April 2023 jobs report:
NEAL OPENING STATEMENT AT FIELD HEARING IN NEW YORK
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today.
At Hearing on Army Budget, Senator Murray Stresses Importance of Supporting Military Families—and of Keeping Pace with Global Competitors’ Investments
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee hearing on the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Army, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored the importance of passing bipartisan funding bills in a timely way to ensure our investments don’t fall behind our competitors’—and of delivering the support our servicemembers and military families are counting on and deserve.
Senator Murray: Investing in Lowering Energy Costs, Protecting Our Grid, and Cutting-Edge Scientific Discovery is a No-Brainer
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development subcommittee hearing on the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE), including the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the importance of providing robust funding in a bipartisan way to support the Department’s array of programs that help lower energy costs, protect the stability of our grid, and produce scientific breakthroughs.
At EPA Budget Hearing, Senator Murray Highlights How House Republicans’ Cuts Threaten Clean Air & Water, Efforts to Combat PFAS Contamination
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
“PFAS, or forever chemicals, aren’t just toxic—they are everywhere—to the point where they can even be found in our blood. We need to make sure we are cutting down on pollution—not cutting the funding EPA needs to protect our kids.”
Senator Murray Discusses Efforts to Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and many of her Democratic colleagues to discuss a new legislative effort to bolster U.S. competitiveness and reiterate the importance of her work as Appropriations Chair to craft and pass funding bills to keep pace with our competitors and keep America on the cutting edge. In her remarks, Senator Murray also warned of how House Republicans' steep cuts would undermine our nation's ability to compete with China.
Senator Murray at NIH Budget Hearing: We Cannot Afford to Slash Our Investments in Lifesaving Research
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, discussed how investing in the scientific research NIH conducts and supports produces breakthroughs that change patients and their families’ lives, prepares us for pandemics and other health threats, and ensures the U.S. continues to be the global leader in biomedical research.
Senator Murray: Living Up to Our Nation’s Commitments to Tribes Includes Delivering on Key Federal Investments—Not Slashing Them
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for Indian Country, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, discussed the need for the federal government to better live up to its commitments to our Tribes, which includes providing key federal funding for Tribal communities across Washington state and the country—not slashing vital support for Tribes, as House Republicans have voted to.
Senator Murray Makes Clear Delivering Resources FBI and DEA Need is Mission-Critical to Keep Communities Across America Safe
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Today, at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke about the need to ensure our federal law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to keep communities safe and protect our rights, and about her commitment to working with her colleagues to strengthen—not weaken—the FBI and DEA’s ability to fulfill their critical missions.
Senator Collins Calls for Increased Funding for Alzheimer’s Research & Broader Access to Alzheimer’s Therapies
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, called for increased funding for Alzheimer’s research. In addition, Senator Collins questioned the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Dr. Richard Hodes, on the devastating effect the Centers for Medicaid Services’ (CMS) refusal to provide coverage for FDA-approved Alzheimer’s therapies is having on families in Maine and throughout the country.
Smith: Yellen Issues Latest Debt Limit Warning While Washington Democrats Fight to Protect the Wealthy and Wall Street Profits
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
The federal government will be unable to meet its spending obligations – including Medicare and Social Security benefits – as soon as June because Treasury will have exhausted its “extraordinary measures,” according to a new letter by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Congress. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement:
Chairman Smith: Consequences of Democrat Spending Spree Spur Americans’ Suffering
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement in response to the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would increase interest rates by 25 basis points to combat inflation – bringing the total to 5.25 percent, the highest in 16 years:
Chairman Smith Calls on President Biden to Stand Up to China and Defend American Workers Following Bipartisan Passage of Bill on Solar Imports
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate followed the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.J.Res 39, bipartisan legislation to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable and end its circumvention of U.S. tariff penalties on solar imports.
Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on Trade in America: Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker – Staten Island
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Committee will hold a field hearing on Trade in America: Securing Supply Chains and Protecting the American Worker. The hearing will take place Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Staten Island, New York.
Chairman Smith: President Biden’s Agenda Is a Boon for China and a Bane for American Workers and Job Creators
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the April jobs report revealed that job growth in the previous two months was far worse than originally thought and in line with a continued slowdown in job creation: