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Donkees

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Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:39 AM Jan 2019

Sanders Statement on Anti-BDS Bill

Monday, January 28, 2019

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after voting against S.1, which includes a provision to encourage state and local governments to pass laws suppressing Americans’ right to boycott Israel:

"While I do not support the BDS movement, we must defend every American’s constitutional right to engage in political activity. It is clear to me that this bill would violate Americans’ First Amendment rights."

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The 19 senators—18 Democrats joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—who voted no were:

Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Brown (D-Ohio)
Carper (D-Del.)
Durbin (D-Ill.)
Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Heinrich (D-N.M.)

Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Kaine (D-Va.)
Leahy (D-Vt.)
Merkley (D-Ore.)
Murphy (D-Conn.)
Peters (D-Mich.)
Reed (D-R.I.)

Sanders (I-Vt.)
Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Udall (D-N.M.)
Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Warren (D-Mass.)

Seven senators did not vote, including 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), rumored 2020 hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/29/25-democrats-join-gop-advance-anti-boycott-bill-bernie-sanders-warns-violates

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