Vice President JD Vance led Republicans’ attacks against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) after he killed a pediatric cancer bill.
A landmark pediatric cancer bill was killed by Sanders before it could head to the Senate floor for a general vote. The Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act, which would give the Federal Drug Administration authority to push drug companies to study combination drug therapies, was shot down by the democratic socialist over concerns that it would make achieving his other priorities more difficult. News of his maneuver and subsequent frustration from parents of children with cancer sparked widespread outrage, outrage further stressed by Vance.
“Really disgraceful,” he posted on X, referring to the controversy.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), one of the sponsors of the bill, went on a tirade against Sanders after he blocked the bill, nicknaming him the “Grinch.”
Mullin said Sanders “wants to hold kids that are dying of rare diseases and pediatric cancer — wants to hold them hostage to now try to push his agenda further, and not go through the committee of jurisdiction, but hold the kids hostage. The kids!”
“You know, this time of the year, at Christmas, we talk about Grinches all the time, right? They go in, they steal the kids’ gifts, but at the end of the show, their hearts grow bigger and they give the gifts back, and they allow kids to be excited about Christmas morning. What’s happened right here in front of us? The Grinch is stealing kids’ lives, and they’re stealing hope from the families, hope from the families that might have an opportunity, just to try for a political agenda,” he added.
“He’s literally killing kids in front of us because of his political movement. And it is ridiculous,” Mullin concluded.
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To make matters worse, Sanders killed the bill as at least three siblings of cancer victims and one pediatric cancer survivor were waiting in the Senate gallery.
“Everyone was just so exhausted and deflated and sad when we exited the gallery,” one member of the community told Sam Stein of the Bulwark. “It was a feeling of abandonment and confusion.”