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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Thu May 21, 2015, 01:14 PM May 2015

Sanders Statement on Senate Vote on Job-Killing Trade Bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the Senate voted to advance a bill that would grant President Barack Obama accelerated power to complete a massive trade accord with 11 other Pacific Rim nations:

“The Senate just put the interests of powerful multi-national corporations, drug companies and Wall Street ahead of the needs of American workers. If this disastrous trade agreement is approved, it will throw Americans out of work while companies continue moving operations and good-paying jobs to low-wage countries overseas.

“Bad trade deals like the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership are a major reason for the collapse of the American middle class and the increase in wealth and income inequality in the United States. This agreement, like bad trade deals before it, would force American workers to compete with desperate workers around the world – including workers in Vietnam where the minimum wage is 56-cents an hour.

“Trade agreements should not just work for corporate America, Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry. They have got to benefit the working families of our country,” Sanders said. “We must defeat fast track and develop a new policy on trade.”

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-senate_vote-on-job-killing-trade-bill

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Sanders Statement on Senate Vote on Job-Killing Trade Bill (Original Post) n2doc May 2015 OP
Thank you, Bernie. eom Cleita May 2015 #1
Anxiously awaiting Sec. Clinton's statement. n/t FlatBaroque May 2015 #2
Tweeted this just now, also tweeted @potus to ask why he was selling us out.... peacebird May 2015 #3
Always standing up for the people who elected him. We MUST get the money out of politics. That is sabrina 1 May 2015 #4
+1 daleanime May 2015 #23
Wonder if Hillary will finally have a statement on this now. Autumn May 2015 #5
On the Issues claims TBF May 2015 #8
“I have been for trade agreements, I have been against trade agreements.” Autumn May 2015 #9
Bernie is the only one- ruffburr May 2015 #6
Spot on n/t MissDeeds May 2015 #17
Simple as that! In a country where we judge the candidates by how much bribe money Dustlawyer May 2015 #18
At least Robbins May 2015 #7
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #10
I'm "Ready for Hillary" to tell us where she stands. jalan48 May 2015 #11
Right! I doubt any of her fans are holding their breaths. Divernan May 2015 #13
It's about personality, not policy. [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #14
...^ that 840high May 2015 #16
Could be about DNC policy or Hillary campaign policy. merrily May 2015 #20
Aint a dam thing we can do tomsaiditagain May 2015 #12
Stop being so hopeful... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #24
I agree with him but clearly a lot of our elected officials think differently and cstanleytech May 2015 #15
Good for Bernie. merrily May 2015 #19
K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #21
Thank you, Bernie. Enthusiast May 2015 #22
Bernie stands for the majority of people, and creatures, and trees Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #25

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
4. Always standing up for the people who elected him. We MUST get the money out of politics. That is
Thu May 21, 2015, 01:29 PM
May 2015

reason why we have so few working for the people rather than their Corporate sponsors.

Bernie owes the wealthy nothing, so he is free to act on behalf of those who sent him to DC.

Nothing makes the corrosive influence of Big Money more clear than how our Reps vote for Wall St every chance they get, except for a rare few like Bernie who is not beholden to them.

Autumn

(45,071 posts)
9. “I have been for trade agreements, I have been against trade agreements.”
Thu May 21, 2015, 02:07 PM
May 2015

Was the last I heard her say, but sometimes the wind it changes Thanks for that link.

ruffburr

(1,190 posts)
6. Bernie is the only one-
Thu May 21, 2015, 01:36 PM
May 2015

Who can save the country and us from corporatist politicians. A VOTE for BERNIE is a VOTE for our America
Thanks Bernie

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
18. Simple as that! In a country where we judge the candidates by how much bribe money
Thu May 21, 2015, 03:15 PM
May 2015

they take in, we are reaping what we sewed.

Politicians like Bermie are almost non-existent. Let's not make them extinct!

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
7. At least
Thu May 21, 2015, 01:45 PM
May 2015

Someone is standing up for americans.

General discussion is turning into a sad state of affairs along with sellout by Obama and many dems.

At least Bernie is leading fight against it.

Divernan

(15,480 posts)
13. Right! I doubt any of her fans are holding their breaths.
Thu May 21, 2015, 02:46 PM
May 2015

Because it really doesn't matter to them - they'll support her either way.

tomsaiditagain

(105 posts)
12. Aint a dam thing we can do
Thu May 21, 2015, 02:42 PM
May 2015

Nada, nothing, zilch, zero is what we can do to stop Wall Street and the underground shills of the world. Money is going to be the downfall of the world. One world money is closer everyday. The TPP is a knockin on the door.

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)
15. I agree with him but clearly a lot of our elected officials think differently and
Thu May 21, 2015, 03:01 PM
May 2015

are willing to fuck the American people over and sadly its looking like more than a few of them are supposedly Democrats including Obama

merrily

(45,251 posts)
19. Good for Bernie.
Thu May 21, 2015, 03:22 PM
May 2015

This is the bill Secretary Clinton was negotiating, even though she now seems undecided about it.

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