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On March 15, 2022, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a full committee markup to offer several amendments and vote on S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act).

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee HELP held a full committee markup to offer several amendments and vote on S. 3799, the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act PREVENT Pandemics Act.

11 Hours, 50 Minutes: Vote on Bernie Sanders Minimum Wage Amendment Breaks Senate Record On 3/6/21 at 11:08 AM EST The procedural vote to include Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders $15-an-hour minimum wage amendment in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill ultimately failed—but not before breaking the Senate record for longest ever vote. The record-breaking Senate vote came as many in the upper chamber were already prepared for a long night, with several offices stocking Red Bull energy drinks a...

Least, see the light of day? >> well, thats basically what the sanders amendment did. expanded the audit activity. the fed is already audited aggressively on almost all accounts. theyve opened up to even further disclosure. theyre going to put it on the web. all these different loans that were made in an attempt to stabilize the financial industry. i support that. i do not want to see the congress trying to influence how we print money in this country. i cant think of anything worse for the aver...