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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Flexes His Muscles By Introducing Bill To Create 13 Million New Jobs [View all]Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)95. You are calling me ignorant, based on what information, believe it or not
I embrace good values, maybe you should familiarize yourself with good values.
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Bernie Sanders Flexes His Muscles By Introducing Bill To Create 13 Million New Jobs [View all]
babylonsister
Jan 2015
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Yes it would have been a good time when we had both houses and it was on Obama's agenda.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#36
If Bernie is honestly going to try to get this passed I am sure he has the votes lined up already.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#61
Just what I thought, I would guess he did not think we could figure this out.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#63
Has he ever sponsored a bill to repair the infrastructure before? If he has been working tireless
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#87
I don't know that saying he's grandstanding is a cricitism. I certainly didn't mean it as one
Recursion
Jan 2015
#76
I like a lot of the Third Way platform, I don't like some of the votes Bernie has taken.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#89
You are calling me ignorant, based on what information, believe it or not
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#95
Yes, but extremely rich people wouldn't get richer and getting them richer appears to be
valerief
Jan 2015
#13
You mean other than Obama's jobs bill that he's been flogging for six straight years? (nt)
Recursion
Jan 2015
#57
I think the headline is referring to the fact that Bernie has just now got this power
djean111
Jan 2015
#40
It is always interesting to note the negotiations was done by George HW Bush but I don't
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#41
I remember the day the senate voted on NAFTA, supported by Clinton and Bush alike. nt
NYC_SKP
Jan 2015
#42
Do you know when it was negotiated? Do you know who was in the group who signed the
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#45
...just in time for the new GOP-controlled Congress, where it has zero chance of passing.
NuclearDem
Jan 2015
#19
Even if it does not pass, Bernie Sanders' advocacy for rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#35
“There are a number of Republicans who understand that it is vitally important that we rebuild our
pampango
Jan 2015
#20
Maybe President Obama can get behind it and push as hard for this bill as the TPP and Cromnibus!
BrotherIvan
Jan 2015
#22
Thank you for explaining that to the uniformed who are only quick with a cheap pot shot.
Cha
Jan 2015
#53
You mean like when the President's JOBS BILL went down in Congress? You can't make a$$holes VOTE
Cha
Jan 2015
#52
I think he fights HARD.. people don't see it on corporate TV.. I know he fights for us. But, I also
Cha
Jan 2015
#65
35 years of Reaganomics. We really need this shot in the arm of our infrastructure.
JDPriestly
Jan 2015
#33
I think the implication is that introducing a bill that simply can't pass is grandstanding
Recursion
Jan 2015
#60
Um, Bernie is perfrming his new responsibility - he is SUPPOSED to submit something....
djean111
Jan 2015
#64
Everyone is grandstanding then since everyone introduces legislation that has about a 1% of passing
JonLP24
Jan 2015
#73
In 2013 he was near the very bottom in introducing bills with a bipartisan cosponsor
onenote
Jan 2015
#78
As long as people don't get overly excited whenever anyone else introduces legislation
JonLP24
Jan 2015
#80
Ted Kennedy was in the Senate for 47 years and was the second most senior member when he did
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#84
Busy making bank$ters rich and dropping 10 million additional people into poverty. n/t
jtuck004
Jan 2015
#49