{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/112714", "News November 27", "2014-11-27", "2014", "2014-11", "Independent", "House", "VT", "Bernard Sanders", "S000033", "www.sanders.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "News November 27\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, November 27, 2014\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tSenator Sanders\r\nRising Generic Drug Prices\u00a0In the last few months, prices for many popular generic prescription drugs have shot up, with some increasing as much as 1000 percent overnight,\u00a0Rich Harvie of Montpelier Pharmacy told\u00a0Vermont Public Radio. Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched a congressional investigation into the price hikes, which are hurting pharmacists like Harvie.\u00a0The senator said there's no question that many people will be unable to afford to take their medication on a regular basis and he worries the benefits of generic drugs \"will be significantly lost\" with increased prices.\u00a0LINK\u00a0\u00a0\r\nGrant Connects Vermont Schools\u00a0The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing almost $500,000 in a distance learning project in four Vermont school districts to help rural students take classes, the\u00a0Bennington Bannerreported. \"As the rising costs of education continue to be a barrier for many in rural Vermont, we applaud USDA-Rural Development for funding high quality distance learning opportunities to 5,000 students in 19 schools across Vermont,\" said Sens. Sanders and Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch.\u00a0\r\nBurlington Mayor '15\u00a0Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger may face challenges from progressives in March's upcoming elections, Paul Heintz wrote for\u00a0Seven Days. Department of Public Works director Steve Goodkind, who worked for Sen. Sanders in 1981, last Monday confirmed his intention to challenge Weinberger.\u00a0LINK\u00a0\u00a0\r\nFolk Album\u00a0Sen. Sanders' 1987 folk album is being digitally remastered,\u00a0WPTZ-TV\u00a0reported.\u00a0\"I love music very much, but to be honest I can't carry a tune,\" said Sanders, who added that he enjoyed working with talented Vermont musicians.\u00a0\u00a0LINK\u00a0\u00a0\r\nWorld\r\nUN Urges Obama on Torture Report\u00a0United Nations\u00a0human rights investigators called on President\u00a0Barack Obama\u00a0to release a long completed report on CIA interrogation methods,\u00a0Reuters\u00a0reported.\u00a0LINK\r\nOffshore Drilling Ignites Conflicts\u00a0A new study says that the rise of offshore drilling has prompted an increase in maritime conflicts \u2014 sometimes involving violence or threats \u2014 between nation states,\u00a0The Washington Postreported.\u00a0LINK\u00a0\r\nU.S. Adds Air Power Against ISIS\u00a0The United States is shifting more attack and surveillance aircraft from Afghanistan to the air war against the Islamic State, deepening American involvement in the conflict and raising new challenges,\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0reported.\u00a0LINK\u00a0\r\nNational\r\nGinsburg Gets Heart Stent\u00a0Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a heart stent implanted Wednesday to clear a blocked coronary artery but was expected to be back at work for the start of next week, court officials told\u00a0The Associated Press.\u00a0LINK\r\nHealth Care Enrollment\u00a0More than 460,000 people enrolled in a private health plan on the federally run exchanges during the first week of 2015's open sign-up period,\u00a0The Huffington Post\u00a0reported.\u00a0LINK\r\nVermont\r\nShumlin Seeks Budget Cuts\u00a0Gov. Peter Shumlin said he will seek an additional $17 million in state budget cuts due to lagging revenues, the Burlington Free Press reported.\u00a0LINK\r\nState Employees\u00a0The state of Vermont is taking steps to reduce its number of temporary employees to allow for more permanent hires, according to\u00a0The Associated Press.\u00a0LINK", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/112714"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6909212097525597, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}