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  • 7/2/2025
During Vote-a-Rama on the Big Beautiful Bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) put forward an amendment to cut prescription costs and increase Medicare benefits for seniors.

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00:29Mr. President, Senator from Vermont, I ask that it be ordered, Mr. President.
00:41Mr. President, I call my amendment 2435 and ask that it be reported by number.
00:47Clerk will report.
00:49Senator from Vermont, Mr. Sanders proposes an amendment number 2435 to amendment number 2360.
00:54Mr. President, this amendment accomplishes two goals that poll after poll show that the American people overwhelmingly want.
01:06Number one, it cuts prescription drug costs in this country by half by having Medicare negotiate prices consistent with what other major countries around the world are doing.
01:21Something similar to what Trump has been talking about.
01:23It uses the $395 billion in savings to do something else that the American people desperately want.
01:32Expand Medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision.
01:38In Vermont and all over this country, you've got a lot of seniors.
01:41Cannot afford to go to the dentist.
01:43Cannot afford dentures.
01:45Cannot afford hearing aids.
01:47Cannot afford eyeglasses.
01:49Cannot affordances.
01:50Poll after poll shows that over 80% of the American people support both of these provisions.
01:56I ask for the support of my colleagues.
01:59Anyone speak in opposition?
02:07I ask for a voice vote.
02:08Is there a sufficient second?
02:23There appears to be.
02:25Clerk will call the roll.
02:27Ms. Alstilbrooks.
02:33Ms. Baldwin.
02:34Mr. Banks.
02:46Mr. Barrasso.
02:47Mr. Bennett.
02:50Mrs. Blackburn.
02:56Mr. Blumenthal.
03:00Ms. Blunt Rochester.
03:04Mr. Booker.
03:07Mr. Bozeman.
03:09Mrs. Brett.
03:18Mr. Bud.
03:23Mrs. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
03:38Kramer, Mr. Kraepo, Mr. Kraepo, Mr. Kramer, Mr. Kramer, Mr. Kraepo, Mr.
03:45Kraepo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kramer, Mr. Kraepo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr.
04:14.
04:15.
04:16.
04:21.
04:25.
04:29.
04:33.
04:34Mr. Danes.
04:47Ms. Duckworth.
04:53Mr. Durbin.
04:56Ms. Ernst.
04:59Mr. Fetterman.
05:06Mrs. Fisher.
05:14Mr. Gallego.
05:20Mrs. Gillibrand.
05:27Mr. Graham.
05:28Mr. Grassley.
05:33Mr. Haggerty.
05:36Ms. Hassan.
05:46Mr. Hawley.
05:47Mr. Heinrich.
05:48Mr. Hickenlooper.
05:59Mr. Rono.
06:03Mr. Hoven.
06:10Mr. Hickenlooper.
06:17Mr. Grow ginger.
06:24Mr. Lazen.
06:27Mr. Husset
06:41Mrs. Hyde-Smith
06:47Mr. Johnson
06:55Mr. Justice
06:59Mr. Kane
07:03Mr. Kelly
07:05Mr. Kennedy
07:07Mr. Kim
07:09Mr. King
07:11Ms. Klobuchar
07:13Mr. Lankbert
07:15Mr. Lee
07:19Mr. Lujan
07:23Mr. Lamas
07:29Mr. Markey
07:31Mr. Marshall
07:33Mr. McConnell
07:35Mr. McCormick
07:37Mr. Markey
07:39Mr. Marshall
07:41Mr. McConnell
07:43Mr. McCormick
07:45Mr. Merkley
07:47Mr. Moody
07:49Mr. Moran
07:51Mr. Moran
08:05Mr. Moreno
08:09Mr. Mullen
08:13Mr. Mullen
08:15Mr. Murkowski
08:19Mr. Mullen
08:21Mr. Murkowski
08:23Mr. Murphy
08:27Mr. Murray
08:29Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch.
08:59Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina,
09:20Mr. Shaheen, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Holland, Mr. Warner,
09:38Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Young,
10:08Mr. Senators voting in the affirmative.
10:11Also Brooks, Baldwin, Bennett, Blumenthal, Blunt Rochester, Booker,
10:17Cantwell, Coons, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Durbin, Fetterman, Gallego, Gillibrand,
10:23Hassan, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, Hirono, Kane, Kelly, Kim, King, Lujan, Markey,
10:29Merkley, Murphy, Murray, Asaph, Padilla, Peters, Reed, Rosen, Sanders, Schatz, Schiff, Schumer,
10:42Shaheen, Slotkin, Smith, Van Hollen, Warner, Warnock, Warren, Welch, White House, Wyden.
10:50Senators voting in the negative.
10:52Banks, Barrasso, Blackburn, Bozeman, Britt, Budd,
10:58Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Kramer, Cruz, Curtis, Danes, Ernst, Fisher,
11:08Graham, Grassley, Hagerty, Hawley, Hoven, Husted, Hydesmith, Johnson, Justice,
11:16Kennedy, Lankford, Lummis, Marshall, McConnell, McCormick, Moody, Moran, Moreno,
11:23Mullin, Hall, Ricketts, Risch, Rounds, Schmidt, Scott of Florida, Sheehy, Sullivan, Thune,
11:32Tuberville, Young.
11:36Ms. Klobuchar?
11:37Aye.
11:38Mr. Scott of South Carolina?
11:44No.
11:45No.
11:46No.
11:47No.
11:55No.
12:00No.
12:04No.
12:06No.
12:08Mr. Tillis, no.
12:38Mr. Tillis, no.
13:08Mr. Tillis, no.
13:38Mr. Krapo, Mr. Krapo, no.
14:00Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wicker.
14:05Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wicker, no.
14:15Mr. Wicker, no.
14:27Mr. Wicker, no.
14:31Mr. Wicker, no.
14:33Mr. Iicker, no.
14:43Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wicker, no.
14:45Mr. Wicker, Mr. Henry,?
14:47Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wicker.
15:19Mr. Lee, Mr. Lee, no.

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