Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Republicans Want Harsher Food Stamp Cuts: Republicans plan to unveil a new budget plan with even deeper cuts to programs which help provide food mostly for children, the elderly and disabled persons. Sen. Bernie Sanders told MSNBC on Monday the proposal marked a “very ugly moment” in America. “What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to millionaires but we can’t take care of the elderly and the children?” Sanders asked. Income Inequality: Sen. Sanders will host town meetings this Sunday to show Robert Reich’s documentary film “Inequality for All,” which examines the widening income gap in the United States. Simultaneous events will be held in Bennington, Brattleboro, Middlebury and St. Johnsbury, the Bennington Banner reported. Global Warming: A bill by Sens. Sanders and Barbara Boxer would establish a price on carbon. Energy from fossil fuels that cause global warming would be more expensive, but 60 percent the revenue raised would be refunded to families to help offset the higher prices. The remaining revenue could be invested in sustainable and renewable energy like solar power and for making buildings more energy efficient. “The only way we can address climate change and get off of oil is to give families access to alternatives. We cannot produce our way to lower prices,” Public Citizen’s Tyson Slocum told the Qatar-bankrolled Al Jazeera America. Aid Package for Ukraine Advances in the Senate: The Senate voted on Monday to formally take up legislation to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia, beginning what promises to be a heated weeklong debate in Congress over the role the International Monetary Fund should play in the Crimean crisis. While the 78-17 vote showed considerable bipartisan support for the measure, conservatives remain opposed to an overhaul of the monetary fund’s governance structure, which would expand Ukraine’s borrowing limit at the fund but, many Republicans say, would also diminish the United States’s authority and even increase Russia’s, according to The New York Times. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/032514
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:26:46 +0000
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