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On the recordJuly 23, 2026
I am delighted that the HELP Committee passed the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act that I introduced. For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely designed to be overeaten — fueling the twin crises of type 2 diabetes and obesity in America. We cannot continue to allow these greedy corporations to put their own profits over the health and well-being of our kids.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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