Bernie Sanders - The Week in Review: President Obama on Friday signed legislation that the White House disingenuously ballyhooed as providing big savings for students. The law sets rates right away that are greater than they were for the past two years. What’s worse is that the cost of borrowing for college is project to nearly double within five years. Sen. Bernie Sanders voted against the bill. Last year was among the 10 warmest on record, according to a report issued Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report also said there were record greenhouse gas emissions in 2012. Sanders on Wednesday praised Postal Service unions for putting up a fight against proposals in Congress that would cut service and cut jobs. Sanders also took on a growing movement among congressional Republicans to abolish the minimum wage. The Voting Rights Act, signed 48 years ago last Tuesday, is now in jeopardy because of a June Supreme Court ruling that already being used by states to make it harder for minorities to vote. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=1a70bd5d-8ea9-42b4-bc1a-9dc182563a8c
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:11:21 +0000
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