The Week in Review: President Obama on Friday addressed mounting concern about the National Security Agency tapping into data on millions of Americans’ telephone calls and emails. “I appreciate the president’s willingness to examine this important issue but I think that his remarks did not go far enough,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. On another front, Sanders welcomed Obama’s consideration of using his executive powers to reward federal contracts who pay workers at least a $10.10 an hour minimum wage. A group of senators on Thursday asked broadcast television network executives why their Sunday news and interview programs have largely ignored global warming. And the Senate on Thursday advanced a Sanders bill to expand veterans’ benefits. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/the-week-in-review-011714
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:05:01 +0000
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