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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)50. Here's video of Bernie, Elizabeth, Pramila and others introducing the bill:
Sanders introduced the bill in the Senate along with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). In the House, Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rick Nolan (D-Minn.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joined Jayapal as co-sponsors of the legislation.
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/college-for-all-act-introduced
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/college-for-all-act-introduced
Thanks Donkees for the video and link.
And thank you to all of our progressives in the House and Senate. You continue to inspire us.
This should have hundreds of recs! Come on people!
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Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2017
OP
Agreed. Thankfully Bernie, Elizabeth and the others are still willing to fight.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#100
Thanks for reading the article and pointing that out. When I was of college age...
George II
Apr 2017
#89
He had such a good idea back in 2015 that Dems made it part of our platform!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#16
This actually sounds more like Hillary's plan. It's not free college, as Bernie
synergie
Apr 2017
#41
Did you see where Cuomo thanked Bernie for bringing this issue to the public's attention?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#113
Bernie first introduced a bill for free tuition in 2015, I recall lots of folks opposed it back then
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#25
It's nice when I see politicians who are willing to give credit where credit is due...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#135
Yes, he's excused for not proposing free tuition in Vermont because he's a Senator....
George II
Apr 2017
#103
Do you and your crew ever wade into a thread that is covering efforts by Bernie working with Dems
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2017
#130
"you and your crew"? "your cohorts"? You say that and then talk about "positive energy"?
George II
Apr 2017
#139
Working against the "real enemy" for decades from within the Democratic Party...
George II
Apr 2017
#152
Yes, there is a long unimpressive history of submitting bills without doing any work. For some that
seaglass
Apr 2017
#122
Are you talking about he plan Clinton adopted after the primary or the one she had previously.
JCanete
Apr 2017
#34
yes, I agree it's a problem, not helped by people who then want to push back the opposite way, and
JCanete
Apr 2017
#56
Well, when the rhetroic is false, pushing back is what we as liberals do, is it not?
synergie
Apr 2017
#59
Democrats in agreement? working together? Clinton supporters and Sanders supporters being
JCanete
Apr 2017
#67
My point about us being on the same side was that there didn't seem to be a divide on
JCanete
Apr 2017
#125
So you are going to get into it. "Divisiveness was a one way street." Fucking a. I'm not in the mood
JCanete
Apr 2017
#154
no, I paid attention to the debates. Are you going to tell me she said one thing in them
JCanete
Apr 2017
#77
So, Clinton did not have a plan for free college tuition for people under 125,000 until early
JCanete
Apr 2017
#107
No this is not free for everyone- and it's not going to pass when there are so many more serious
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#101
It shows a contrast. These are ideas that are already popular or can garner popularity with the
JCanete
Apr 2017
#105
I think Dems need to be focused and unified right now, not showboating just yet.
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#106
well they are unified on this aren't they? Its not showboating, in my opinion. It is
JCanete
Apr 2017
#127
To me the approach is pretty scatter shot. An emphasis on Russian investigation, fixing the ACA
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#129
Nope. She started at 85k, and increased to 125k, this one just starts at 125k.
synergie
Apr 2017
#124
This is similar to what he proposed way back in 2015 and later became part of the Dem platform.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#15
So we should just stop fighting for what's important when we think we can't win?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#27
Yes, let's just give up and not propose any legislation for the next two years.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#73
Progressives don't sit around and wait to fight, they keep pushing ahead.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#116
Except Bernie introduced a similar bill in 2015 and ran on it in 2016.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#26
Was that in 2015? Because again that's when Bernie introduced his bill.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#29
So you agree he originally came up with the plan and you're onboard now? Good to hear!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#31
Except this is Bernie's bill - and it's the second one he introduced!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#33
Bernie slapped his name on Hillary's plan. It's Hillary who's being a sport about it.
SunSeeker
Apr 2017
#35
Both his original 2015 bill and this one are named the 'College For All' Act.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#37
come on, we know Clinton changed her plan to promote free college tuition after the primary as
JCanete
Apr 2017
#36
Really? When did she introduce her plan? The articles I found show it was after May.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#43
I'm glad to see Bernie now supports Hillary's income cap idea for college assistance. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2017
#45
yes and that she came around on free college tuition. they both moved. That's great! Its good!
JCanete
Apr 2017
#55
And if we bother to read both plans, we realize that Bernie embraced her ideas
synergie
Apr 2017
#57
I agree with you. I quibble on the point about Clinton and why she used a Trump example, because
JCanete
Apr 2017
#58
I think you seem a little confused about what Bernie's bill actually was in 2015.
synergie
Apr 2017
#54
wait, after what we were just talking about, why did you write this this way? Given that free
JCanete
Apr 2017
#62
I'm missing that in the article. She wanted tuition commensurate with what families could afford,
JCanete
Apr 2017
#65
that isn't what I mean for sure. of course Sanders didn't invent the idea, any more than he
JCanete
Apr 2017
#69
You might want to take a look at some of the posts on this page, including the one
synergie
Apr 2017
#112
Points to you, they didn't evolve on the issue. Not sure that was that important.
JCanete
Apr 2017
#123
Well, to quibble. I pointed out how you front-loaded your post. That isn't cherry picking if
JCanete
Apr 2017
#131
Visionaries need people who know how to actually acheive their goals and ideas.
synergie
Apr 2017
#49
One step is how it actually happens. Saying it can't happen but some step can happen is how
JCanete
Apr 2017
#156
The policy that enacts a vague idea is not a step, it's literally how a thing gets
synergie
Apr 2017
#159
I think most people believe every step in the right direction is a good thing.
JCanete
Apr 2017
#163
Here's video of Bernie, Elizabeth, Pramila and others introducing the bill:
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#50
Strange that he's not giving Flynn, Trump and Sessions the kind of treatment he gave Barack.
ucrdem
Apr 2017
#52
It's a good question. I'm not sure at this state that it regulates prices, but it could and should,
JCanete
Apr 2017
#167
Sure hope that was not a swipe at Obama or Hillary who are no longer in office.
sheshe2
Apr 2017
#145