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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday called on Senate Democrats to vote on legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs while criticizing what he said was a lack of action on the issue.
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The bill, which builds on legislation written by Rep. Judy Chu The monument was one of 24 covered by a 2017 executive order by then-President Trump ADVERTISEMENT “There was an attempt to undo [the monument] under the Trump administration. We couldn’t let that be taken away,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (D) said at a news conference Monday announcing the bill, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. In addition to expanding the monument, the bill would protect 245,000 acres on the state’s central coast and another 317,000 in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity...
Gov. John Hickenlooper had two points he wanted to get across as he questioned New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland on her nomination for interior secretary Tuesday: protect public lands and keep the Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Colorado. It was never likely to happen. Both senators support the congresswoman from New Mexico, who is a supporter of public lands positions favorable with fellow Democrats, particularly President Joe Biden. On the other side, Republicans are happy to try to box in Bennet and Hickenlooper to decide between their party in Washington and the West Slope of Colorado...