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Today’s news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.):
Yellen Nominated to Lead the Fed: President Obama on Wednesday nominated Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a frequent Fed critic, said his concerns about Yellen range from jobs to bank regulation, The Christian Science Monitor reported. “I want to know if she will act boldly and with a fierce sense of urgency to create the millions of jobs that this country desperately needs,” he said. “Is she prepared to stand up to the greed and recklessness on Wall Street? The Hill said Sanders has questions for Yellen on financial regulation.
Sanders Chairs Health Care Hearing: Sen. Sanders is hosting a forum today in Washington to highlight the impact that defunding the Affordable Care Act would have on millions of uninsured Americans. Sanders cites recent studies saying up to 45,000 people die each year because they do not have health insurance and don't have access to the care ...they need,” WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV reported.
Debt Ceiling: “What’s happening is Wall Street and the big business community, the people who have huge influence over the GOP, are saying to Republicans that if you go forward and for the first time in the history of this country do not pay our debts, the United States economy — maybe the world economy — will be driven into dire straits,” Sanders said in a telephone interview Wednesday with the Vermont Press Bureau. He said he believes mainstream Republicans will seize control and prevent a default. But he remains concerned, he told Salon. “I am worried … [Y]ou really have people who live in another, in an ideological world which is very far removed from where I think most Americans are. And they believe so strongly, they hate Obama so much, and they believe so strongly in their views that if it means driving this country or the world into a recession or a depression, that from their point of view is a small price to pay to continue their efforts.”
Filibuster: Sen. Sanders favors a growing movement among Senate Democrats to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling for one year by changing Senate rules to prevent a filibuster. Such a move would allow the Democrats, with a 54-seat majority, to pass the bill with a simple majority instead of 60 votes. “This idea, which seemed far-fetched months ago, is gaining more support right now,” Sanders said. “I can tell you, without naming names, that the very highest level of the Democratic leadership are starting to support this,” Sanders told Vermont Press Bureau.
Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/
Today’s news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.):
Yellen Nominated to Lead the Fed: President Obama on Wednesday nominated Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a frequent Fed critic, said his concerns about Yellen range from jobs to bank regulation, The Christian Science Monitor reported. “I want to know if she will act boldly and with a fierce sense of urgency to create the millions of jobs that this country desperately needs,” he said. “Is she prepared to stand up to the greed and recklessness on Wall Street? The Hill said Sanders has questions for Yellen on financial regulation.
Sanders Chairs Health Care Hearing: Sen. Sanders is hosting a forum today in Washington to highlight the impact that defunding the Affordable Care Act would have on millions of uninsured Americans. Sanders cites recent studies saying up to 45,000 people die each year because they do not have health insurance and don't have access to the care ...they need,” WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV reported.
Debt Ceiling: “What’s happening is Wall Street and the big business community, the people who have huge influence over the GOP, are saying to Republicans that if you go forward and for the first time in the history of this country do not pay our debts, the United States economy — maybe the world economy — will be driven into dire straits,” Sanders said in a telephone interview Wednesday with the Vermont Press Bureau. He said he believes mainstream Republicans will seize control and prevent a default. But he remains concerned, he told Salon. “I am worried … [Y]ou really have people who live in another, in an ideological world which is very far removed from where I think most Americans are. And they believe so strongly, they hate Obama so much, and they believe so strongly in their views that if it means driving this country or the world into a recession or a depression, that from their point of view is a small price to pay to continue their efforts.”
Filibuster: Sen. Sanders favors a growing movement among Senate Democrats to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling for one year by changing Senate rules to prevent a filibuster. Such a move would allow the Democrats, with a 54-seat majority, to pass the bill with a simple majority instead of 60 votes. “This idea, which seemed far-fetched months ago, is gaining more support right now,” Sanders said. “I can tell you, without naming names, that the very highest level of the Democratic leadership are starting to support this,” Sanders told Vermont Press Bureau.
Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/
Yellen Nominated to Lead the Fed: President Obama on Wednesday nominated Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a frequent Fed critic, said his concerns about Yellen range from jobs to bank regulation, The Christian Science Monitor reported. “I want to know if she will act boldly and with a fierce sense of urgency to create the millions of jobs that this country desperately needs,” he said. “Is she prepared to stand up to the greed and recklessness on Wall Street? The Hill said Sanders has questions for Yellen on financial regulation.
Sanders Chairs Health Care Hearing: Sen. Sanders is hosting a forum today in Washington to highlight the impact that defunding the Affordable Care Act would have on millions of uninsured Americans. Sanders cites recent studies saying up to 45,000 people die each year because they do not have health insurance and don't have access to the care ...they need,” WFFF-TV and WVNY-TV reported.
Debt Ceiling: “What’s happening is Wall Street and the big business community, the people who have huge influence over the GOP, are saying to Republicans that if you go forward and for the first time in the history of this country do not pay our debts, the United States economy — maybe the world economy — will be driven into dire straits,” Sanders said in a telephone interview Wednesday with the Vermont Press Bureau. He said he believes mainstream Republicans will seize control and prevent a default. But he remains concerned, he told Salon. “I am worried … [Y]ou really have people who live in another, in an ideological world which is very far removed from where I think most Americans are. And they believe so strongly, they hate Obama so much, and they believe so strongly in their views that if it means driving this country or the world into a recession or a depression, that from their point of view is a small price to pay to continue their efforts.”
Filibuster: Sen. Sanders favors a growing movement among Senate Democrats to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling for one year by changing Senate rules to prevent a filibuster. Such a move would allow the Democrats, with a 54-seat majority, to pass the bill with a simple majority instead of 60 votes. “This idea, which seemed far-fetched months ago, is gaining more support right now,” Sanders said. “I can tell you, without naming names, that the very highest level of the Democratic leadership are starting to support this,” Sanders told Vermont Press Bureau.
Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/
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