Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Net Neutrality: A letter to the Federal Communications Commission signed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and others was part of what The Hill called an avalanche of net neutrality comments highlighting the passions stirred over whether Internet service providers like Comcast should be allowed to charge companies more money for quicker delivery of their movies and television shows. Sens. Sanders, Ed Markey, Chuck Schumer and Al Franken urged the FCC to protect public access to online information through a free and open Internet, National Journal reported. Tax Carbon to Curb Global Warming: Hundreds of Citizen Climate Lobby activists from around the country converged recently in Washington, D.C., to urge members of Congress to support legislation by Sens. Barbara Boxer and Sanders to assess a fee on carbon-based fuel, the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World reported. Senate to Vote on Energy Regulators: The Senate today is scheduled to vote on two nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Environment and Energy Publishing reported. Sen. Sanders was the only dissenting vote against Cheryl LaFleur, the acting chairman. New Populism: Sen. Sanders warned that if the American people chose not to vote and let corporations and billionaires sway election outcomes, the country would become an oligarchy, Ring of Fire reported. “The dynamics of American democracy today is that the vast majority of people don’t vote, lower income and working-class people — in very large numbers — don’t vote, and the billionaire class is in the process of buying and selling politicians. That’s where we are today, Sanders said.” Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/071514
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:25:23 +0000
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