Bernie Buzz - January Edition

 

Issue January 09, 2009 - http://sanders.senate.gov Hope President-elect Obama takes office Jan. 20 during the worst economy since the Great Depression. "Difficult times often bring out the best in people," Sanders wrote.  The crisis may bring long-needed changes, the Rutland Herald agreed. To read Sanders' op-ed and the editorial, click here and here. Click here to take our poll.  Bailout Bucks Treasury Secretary Paulson wants to tap the second half of a $700 billion Wall Street bailout fund. "It is inconceivable that we would provide another $350 billion to the banks when they refuse to say how they're spending the money they've already received," Sanders said. To read more, click here.   Health Centers Thousands of Americans who have lost jobs also lost employer-sponsored health insurance, another reason to strengthen community health centers, according to "leading advocates, like Senator Bernie Sanders," The New York Times reported. To read more, click here.   Credit Card Ripoffs Sanders blasted federal regulators for putting off until July 2010 new consumer protections against credit card industry abuses. "Why should they get another year and a half to rip off American consumers?" asked Sanders. To read more, click here. MVP "When just about everyone else in the Capitol was absorbed with the presidential race last fall, [Sanders] recognized that the biggest story of 2008 was not the election – it was the collapse of the economic house of cards that successive…administrations had built,' The Nation wrote in listing him as one of the most valuable progressives of 2008.  To read more, click here.  Pentagon Waste A Government investigation requested by Sanders identified at least $7.5 billion worth of unneeded spare parts in Navy warehouses. To read about the probe in The Boston Globe and USA Today, click here and here.   Slavery in America After criminal sentences were handed down in December in what a prosecutor called one of the "biggest, ugliest slavery cases ever." Sanders said he is determined to stay on top of the human rights issue that he gave national exposure at a Senate hearing. To read more, click here.   Digital TV Sanders proposed help defraying the cost of antennas that could run into the hundreds of dollars for lower-income people and the elderly who will be disproportionately affected by the pending digital switch, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. To read the article on Bernie's bill, click here. Upcoming town Meetings: REVERSING GLOBAL WARMING AS WE CREATE A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY with special guest Bill McKibben February 1, 10:00 AM - Woodstock Town Hall Theatre February 1, 2:00 PM - Brattleboro Union High School  Please do not respond to this email, it is not a monitored email address. If you would like to send Senator Sanders' a comment click here. You are subscribed to Senator Sanders' regular newsletter. Click here to unsubscribe.

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