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Nanjeanne
Nanjeanne's Journal
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December 19, 2019
A coalition of 40 progressive groups representing a million voters across the country!
People's Action just endorsed Sanders with 74% of vote
https://twitter.com/people4bernie/status/1207658975690280961A coalition of 40 progressive groups representing a million voters across the country!
August 21, 2019
“I am a Jewish man and I have no concerns about voting Democratic, and, in fact, I intend to vote for a Jewish man to become the next president.”
Brilliant!
Bernie's message to Trump
https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/1163998072726335489“I am a Jewish man and I have no concerns about voting Democratic, and, in fact, I intend to vote for a Jewish man to become the next president.”
Brilliant!
July 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/keeangayamahtta/status/1149489951848800258
Stop Sanders Democrats Agonizing About His Momentum (NY Times)
And this, from the article, is EXACTLY why I support Bernie.
The discussion about Mr. Sanders has to date been largely confined to private settings because — like establishment Republicans in 2016 — Democrats are uneasy about elevating him or alienating his supporters.
The matter of What To Do About Bernie and the larger imperative of party unity has, for example, hovered over a series of previously undisclosed Democratic dinners in New York and Washington organized by the longtime party financier Bernard Schwartz. The gatherings have included scores from the moderate or center-left wing of the party, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California; Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader; former Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., himself a presidential candidate; and the president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden.
The matter of What To Do About Bernie and the larger imperative of party unity has, for example, hovered over a series of previously undisclosed Democratic dinners in New York and Washington organized by the longtime party financier Bernard Schwartz. The gatherings have included scores from the moderate or center-left wing of the party, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California; Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader; former Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., himself a presidential candidate; and the president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden.
https://twitter.com/keeangayamahtta/status/1149489951848800258
July 10, 2019
FLORENCE, S.C. – Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela has endorsed 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
The Sanders campaign announced the endorsement Wednesday afternoon.
"This election is about a one simple question: What candidate is out there fighting every day for working families? Time and again, the answer to that question is always Senator Bernie Sanders,” Wukela said in a news release Wednesday. “That’s why he’s winning in battleground states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and that’s why he’ll win in South Carolina.
"We don’t need a plan to appease insurance companies; we need Medicare for All. We don’t need to raise teacher salaries, we need to double them. We need real change. We need a leader to finish the work FDR started. We need Bernie Sanders."
Florence SC mayor, Stephen Wukela, endorses Sanders
https://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_d80ef290-a343-11e9-a47e-d760a2fe0fd3.htmlFLORENCE, S.C. – Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela has endorsed 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
The Sanders campaign announced the endorsement Wednesday afternoon.
"This election is about a one simple question: What candidate is out there fighting every day for working families? Time and again, the answer to that question is always Senator Bernie Sanders,” Wukela said in a news release Wednesday. “That’s why he’s winning in battleground states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and that’s why he’ll win in South Carolina.
"We don’t need a plan to appease insurance companies; we need Medicare for All. We don’t need to raise teacher salaries, we need to double them. We need real change. We need a leader to finish the work FDR started. We need Bernie Sanders."
June 27, 2019
This is truth and factual . . . and I frankly needed it today after perusing the Dem Primary threads.
Leah, a 14 yr old activist met Bernie today at Homestead and posted this
https://twitter.com/LeahTheActivist/status/1144272287941746689This is truth and factual . . . and I frankly needed it today after perusing the Dem Primary threads.
June 14, 2019
Interesting article by Matt Taibbi on Bernie.
Good insight from Bernie on how he handles the slew of negative media reporting, etc.
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1139572332480147456?s=21
June 13, 2019
Sanders announces NY endorsements
https://twitter.com/danielmarans/status/1139272850584547329?s=21
June 8, 2019
Sanders, Warren Introduce Resolution Against Israel Annexing West Bank
https://twitter.com/lsarsour/status/1137056215517863936The resolution was introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Wash., joined by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the deputy minority leader, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
Sanders and Warren were among the Democratic presidential candidates who decried Netanyahu’s pledge, before Israel’s April 9 elections, to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The elections were indecisive and Israelis go to the polls again in September, while Netanyahu remains prime minister.
Sanders and Warren were among the Democratic presidential candidates who decried Netanyahu’s pledge, before Israel’s April 9 elections, to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The elections were indecisive and Israelis go to the polls again in September, while Netanyahu remains prime minister.
June 3, 2019
Link for details:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/climate-change/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7dc28b5a9b9a
Very interesting to me.
Where the Democratic candidates stand on Green New Deal, Paris Climate Agreement etc.
From Washington Post -
Where the candidates stand
Here’s where 2020 candidates stand on issues related to climate change, based on candidate statements, voting records and answers to a questionnaire we sent every campaign.
Link for details:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/climate-change/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7dc28b5a9b9a
Very interesting to me.
May 22, 2019
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-sanders-and-rep-lee-introduce-inclusive-prosperity-act-to-curb-wall-street-greed_-
Sanders and Barbara Lee introduce the Inclusive Prosperity Act
Along with Sen Gillibrand and a dozen House Democrats
https://twitter.com/repbarbaralee/status/1131280732951908353
The legislation imposes a tax of a fraction of a percent on the trades of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. This tax on Wall Street speculation, also known as a financial transaction tax, is estimated to generate up to $2.4 trillion in public revenue from wealthy investors over 10 years. An added benefit of the proposed tax is deterring the high-frequency trading that increases the instability of the financial sector and produces no economic value
While the top 23 banks in America received over $20 billion in tax breaks last year as a result of the Trump tax plan, hundreds of thousands of young people are unable to go to college because they can’t afford it, 34 million Americans have no health insurance, one out of five Americans can’t afford to buy the medicine prescribed by their doctors, over 40 million Americans are living in poverty, we have the highest childhood poverty rate in the developed world and life expectancy in the U.S. has gone down for the third year in a row,” said Sanders. “It is long past time for Congress to rein in the recklessness of Wall Street billionaires and build an economy that works for all Americans.”
“I am proud to introduce the House version of the Inclusive Prosperity because taxing Wall Street is not an extreme idea. The government already taxes everyday families for basic items like food, clothes, and housing. Wall Street gets away with no taxes, even when conducting high-risk financial transactions,” said Barbara Lee. “This has to stop. It's past time to make sure Wall Street pays their fair share so that we can provide funding for things that make us a better nation like jobs, housing, infrastructure, and college education.”
“More than a decade after Wall Street greed brought the American economy to its knees, big banks are still using greed as a business model and are still engaging in the reckless behavior that helped cause our economy to crash in the first place,” said Gillibrand. “We need to do everything we can to prevent another financial crisis. The Inclusive Prosperity Act is a bold step to clamp down on reckless and speculative trading. This legislation would put a price on risky Wall Street behavior and would bring much-needed revenue to Main Street, which never should have been handed over to bail out Wall Street. I urge all of my colleagues to fight with me to pass this bill as quickly as possible
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-sanders-and-rep-lee-introduce-inclusive-prosperity-act-to-curb-wall-street-greed_-
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