The Week in Review: The National Security Agencys bulk collection of millions of innocent Americans telephone records came under fire from a scalding decision by a federal judge, from the presidents own advisory committee and from critics in Congress, including Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Senate late on Thursday passed and sent to the White House a Pentagon spending bill that Sanders opposed. Also awaiting President Obama’s signature is a two-year budget pact that had Sanders’ lukewarm support. Congress left Washington for the holidays without extending unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans out of work for six months or more. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/the-week-in-review-122013
Posted on: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:45:04 +0000
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