Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Health Care: Sen. Bernie Sanders debated health care with Sen. David Vitter on CNNs Crossfire Wednesday. Sanders voted for the Affordable Care Act to provide insurance for 20 million more Americans, but he said he does not believe it goes far enough to address the nations health care problems. “I believe that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care as a right for all people,” Sanders said. Minimum Wage: Senate Democrats plan to discuss their legislative strategy for raising the minimum wage to over $10 an hour at a lunch meeting Thursday. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is spearheading the push to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour but not all Democrats are yet on board. Thirty-one Democrats and Sen. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, have co-sponsored Harkin’s bill, The Hill reported. Earned Benefits: Sen. Sanders and a coalition of liberal allies are lining up to oppose potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security through the budget conference committee, Congressional Quarterly reported. “On these issues, Congress is way out of touch. The American people do not want to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid,” Sen. Sanders said. No Grand Bargain: The latest round of budget negotiations likely will not yield a so-called grand bargain that includes cuts to major entitlement programs, according to BuzzFeed. Liberal Democrats are opposing any changes to Social Security, which Republicans are demanding for a deal. “The issue is not a big deal or a little deal, the issue is what kind of deal makes sense to the American people,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “If you have a deal that cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid that is a very bad deal. “ Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/110713
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:59:52 +0000
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