Senate Hearing on 32-Hour Work Week
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for a nationwide 32-hour workweek. Witnesses including United Auto Workers (UAW) President…
2,383 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for a nationwide 32-hour workweek. Witnesses including United Auto Workers (UAW) President…
2,383 views“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…
2,447 viewsHealth care advocates and researchers testified on prescription drugs costs before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Their testimony followed that of pharmaceutica…
179 viewsThe Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on improving retirement plans for Americans. According to Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT), almost 45% of Americans betwe…
480 viewsThe Senate Health Committee held a public hearing to examine the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Topics included how these diseases have turned into epidemics in the U.S., prevention and tre…
2,163 viewsStakeholders in technology, business and the regulatory sectors testified before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions subcommittee on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI…
1,296 viewsDr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. She answered senators' question…
1,807 viewsHealth scholars, advocates, and executives testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health hearing on increases in antimicrobial resistance. Topics…
961 viewsChild care policy advocates and early childhood educators testified on child care access and affordability in the U.S. before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Sev…
996 viewsSurgeon General Vivek Murthy pointed to loneliness and social media as two areas of concern as drivers of the mental health crisis during his testimony on youth mental health before the Sena…
1,360 viewsPharmaceutical industry CEOs and senior executives testified on lowering the cost of insulin before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The committee questioned the …
2,904 viewsTop public health officials testified before the Senate Health Committee on preparing for future emergencies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky …
1,052 viewsLabor secretary nominee Julie Su testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Republicans questioned her qualifications, citing h…
1,908 viewsFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who stepped down days before this hearing, testified on his coffee chain’s treatment of union organizing efforts. Senate Labor Committee Bernie Sanders (…
8,429 viewsHealth care executives testified on community health centers before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Topics included reauthorizing f…
999 viewsSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a field hearing at Morehouse College School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia on ways to improve health workforce diversity. Partici…
530 viewsModerna CEO Stéphane Bancel testified on the increase in price for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine before the Senate Health Committee. Topics included the partnership between Moderna and the …
2,539 viewsCurrent and former Starbucks employees testified before the Senate Labor Committee on alleged pushback and retaliation they have received for their union organizing efforts. Their testimonie…