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Sen. Bernie Sanders shows fire, but seeks modest goals, in his debut drug hearing as health chair

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who rose to national prominence criticizing big business in general and the pharmaceutical industry in particular, claimed the spotlight Wednesday on what might at first seem a powerful new stage from which to advance his agenda: chairmanship of the Senate health committee.

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Moderna CEO grilled by Senate panel over planned price hike

WASHINGTON — Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel attempted on Wednesday to win over lawmakers irate about the company’s planned COVID-19 vaccine price increase, weathering a barrage of criticism from Democrats angry at the company’s profits from its groundbreaking mRNA vaccine.

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Moderna CEO grilled by Senate panel over planned price hike - Roll Call

In a Senate hearing, Moderna's CEO tried to soothe lawmakers angry about plans to increase the cost of COVID-19 vaccines.

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China should share raccoon dog data in probe of COVID-19 origins, WHO says

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Republicans take aim at Biden student loan forgiveness

WASHINGTON — Republicans are employing a new strategy to thwart President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.

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Republicans take aim at Biden student loan forgiveness - Roll Call

Senate Republicans will try to undo Biden's student loan relief plan with the Congressional Review Act. It wouldn't be subject to filibuster.

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Debt limit breach would be ‘devastating’ for banks, Yellen says at hearing

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told senators on Thursday that the banking system remains sound in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. But she warned that failure to raise the debt limit in time would be devastating for banks after the turmoil.

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

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Yellen: Debt limit breach would be 'devastating' for banks - Roll Call

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told senators on Thursday that the banking system remains sound despite Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

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OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis - Roll Call

Experts worry that a shortage of OBGYNs will exacerbate an increase in problems related to maternal and prenatal health.

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Jill Biden promotes cancer research in New Orleans

First lady Jill Biden is set to visit a medical center in New Orleans to stress the importance of cancer research

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Biden’s nominee for Labor secretary can expect tough questions from Republicans

WASHINGTON — California’s Julie Su faces a fierce, and likely ugly, battle to win confirmation for U.S. Secretary of Labor.

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COVID-19 origins probe plods on with no clear resolution

WASHINGTON — Republicans are continuing the search for answers on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but the path forward is mired in stalled investigations, classified documents and stonewalling from the Chinese government.

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COVID-19 origins probe plods on with no clear resolution - Roll Call

Top Republicans are ramping up investigations on whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.

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Government pensioners look to elbow into Social Security talks

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers backing a push from public sector workers to restore higher Social Security payouts are gearing up to capitalize on momentum in the last Congress and force action in the House this year.

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Government pensioners look to elbow into Social Security talks - Roll Call

Lawmakers backing a push from public sector workers to restore higher Social Security payouts are gearing up for legislative action this year.

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Biden says Labor nominee Julie Su represents American dream

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his labor secretary nominee Julie Su is a “real leader” who has supported unions, enforced worker safety and protected the victims of human trafficking

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Surprise-billing lawsuits slow payments processes - Roll Call

Providers and payers continue to duke it out over how out-of-network payment disputes are handled once they go to arbitration.

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Fixing the health care worker shortage may be something Congress can agree on

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

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Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle.

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Bipartisan solutions arise for health

A shortage of healthcare workers has led to calls for a bipartisan solution despite a divided Congress

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GOPers plot to hike retirement age to 70

"Medicare and Social Security are non-negotiable," responded Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan

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Lawmakers poised to renew push to criminalize Supreme Court leaks

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court report this week on the leak of a draft opinion has revitalized an effort from two Louisiana Republicans to criminalize leaking information from the high court, a step some experts say could get messy if it became law.

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Lawmakers poised to renew push to criminalize Supreme Court leaks - Roll Call

A Supreme Court report on the leak of a draft opinion renewed an effort to criminalize leaking information from the high court.

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GOP omnibus opponents bring home billions of earmarked dollars

Lawmakers who voted against the omnibus spending package secured $3 billion worth of earmarks, a CQ Roll Call tally found.

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