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“We honor Martin Luther King, Jr. today because he was one of the great intellectual and moral leaders of the 20th century. Today, as our country faces enormous problems with regard to Iraq and our foreign policy; with the increase in poverty and the decline of the middle class; with environmental issues that threaten the long-term well being of our

Washington D.C.Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today that he will be introducing the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act on Tuesday with Senators Barbara Boxer, Patrick Leahy, Edward Kennedy, Robert Menendez, Frank Lautenberg, Jack Reed, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Russell Feingold, and Sheldon Whitehouse. The act calls for an 80% reduction –

Senator Bernard Sanders today announced that he will cosponsor legislation to be introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy that prevents the President from escalating the war and increasing the troop numbers in Iraq without the express consent of Congress. Kennedys legislation would prohibit the use of funds for the escalation of United States forces in Iraq without a specific authorization of

Senator Bernie Sanders said, I agree with President Bush that we need a new strategy in Iraq but, in my view, that strategy must involve fewer American troops in the region, not more. Our soldiers and their families should not continue to pay the price for the Presidents failed policies. Our troops should come home as soon as possible and

Today in the United States of America the middle class is shrinking, poverty is increasing and the gap between the rich and the poor is growing wider and wider. Meanwhile, the people at the top economically have never had it so good. The sad truth is that Congress, especially over the last 6 years, has not only failed to respond