Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Iran Sanctions: The fate of Iran sanctions legislation will depend heavily on whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decides to bring the bill to a floor vote in January. In the event there is a vote, the question becomes how many Democrats will stand by the White House and oppose additional sanctions at this time. Most if not all Republicans would likely vote for new sanctions. A Congressional Quarterly tally found 31 Democratic caucus members publicly uncommitted. “It’s worth some study,” Sen. Bernard Sanders said. White House ’16: A national group of left-leaning progressives says its members strongly support a bid for the White House recently floated by Sen. Sanders. In a poll being released this morning, a group called RootsAction.org found that 81 percent of 19,131 of its members responding to an on-li ne poll said “yes” when asked the question, “Do you want Senator Bernie Sanders to run for president in 2016?” Another 10 percent of the respondents said they weren’t sure and 9 percent answered “No,” according to the Burlington Free Press. U.S. Uniforms Made Overseas: One of the world’s biggest clothing buyers, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at factories overseas, acquiring everything from the royal blue shirts worn by airport security workers to the olive button-downs required for forest rangers and the camouflage pants sold to troops on military bases. Labor Department officials say that federal agencies have a “zero tolerance” policy on using overseas plants that break local laws, but American government suppliers in countries including Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Pakistan and Vietnam show a pattern of legal violations and harsh working conditions, according to The New York Times. Jobs in Vermont: Vermont’s employers created 2,200 jobs in November, bringing the state to a 12-month high in employment, according to a new report by the state Department of Labor. With jobless numbers down from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent in November and employment on the rise, Matthew Barewicz, the state’s chief of economic and labor market information, said Vermont is on the road to recovery from the 2008 nationwide recession, Vermont Public Radio reported. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/122313
Posted on: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:28:18 +0000
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