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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/102815 | News October 28 | 2015-10-28 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News October 28 Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Drug Prices Americans from across the political spectrum are worried about the cost of prescription drugs for serious diseases, following weeks of news coverage about companies hiking prices for critical medicines, The Associated Press reported. 77 percent of those surveyed said the issue was their No. 1 health concern, reflecting recent outrage over drug pricing that has spilled over into the presidential campaign. Sanders has made unaffordable drugs a campaign issue and outlined reforms designed to keep drugmakers in check. Meanwhile, members of Congress and federal prosecutors are investigating Valeant Pharmaceuticals, another company known for acquiring older drugs and jacking up their prices. LINK Cybersecurity Bill TheSenate overwhelmingly passed a controversial cybersecurity bill critics say will allow the government to collect sensitive personal data unchecked, over the objections of civil liberties groups and many of the biggest names in the tech sector, The Associated Press and The Guardian reported. The vote on Tuesday was 74 to 21 in support of the legislation. Sanders voted against the bill. LINK, LINK Folk Album Peggy Seeger, half sister to folk music icon Pete Seeger, likes the way Sanders voices his message, Politico reported. She just doesnt like it when he sings it. Recently, for the first time, Peggy listened to We Shall Overcome, the folk album Sanders recorded in 1987, six years into his tenure as mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Pete would have been happy that Bernie seriously took up his songs. He admired Bernie tremendously, she said. But he would have said that Bernie was just reading poetry to a background of music. And not doing it terribly well. LINK Brooklyn DodgersAs a big Dodgers fan, Sen. Sanders was 16 years-old when they left town for Los Angeles. According to a story by Les Carpenter in The Guardian, that move played a large role in shaping Sanders view of businesses and, in turn, his politics,NBC Sportsreported.LINK World ISIS Prisoners On Tuesday, in their first interviews since being brought to the Kurdish autonomous region by American Chinook helicopters, four former ISIS prisoners described life under the thumb of the Islamic State, The New York Times reported. As members of the police, or suspected of ties to the Iraqi government or the United States, the men were beaten and tortured by militants during their captivity. It was all suddenly reversed by a military mission than happened upon them by mistake the raid had originally been meant to free captured pesh merga fighters. LINK National Budget Deal The House moved closer Tuesday to ending the persistent threat of fiscal crisis that has been a Washington hallmark in recent years, readying a budget deal that would push the next potential spending clashes past the 2016 elections, The Washington Post reported. The move would empower Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as he prepares to take the speakers gavel this week by removing some of the land mines that doomed the current speaker. LINK Vermont Public Service Board Protest After three days of demonstrations that blocked a main road through the state's capital, protesters from Rising Tide Vermont wore out their welcome Monday morning when police arrested three people after dozens blockaded the entrance to a state office building, the Burlington Free Press reported. Protesters chained themselves to the entrances to 112 State St., the offices of the Public Service Board and Department of Public Service, to protest the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in Vermont. LINK Embracing SolarAs solar arrays become more prevalent around Vermont, concerns have been raised about whether or not the renewable energy projects are displacing farmland,Vermont Public Radioreported. But some, like Open View Farm in New Haven, are embracing solar.LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |