Sanders: Tax Breaks Should Not Come From Social Security Trust Fund

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks with TRNS Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner momentarily following President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress regarding his new vision to boost job growth and spur the economy, the American Jobs Act. (0:32)

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Sanders Says Clean Air Act Is A Success Story

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses the benefits of the Clean Air Act, in response to proposed Republican cuts to the EPA in H.R.1. (0:33)

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Americans Must Know GOP, Democratic Stance On Social Security, Says Lawmaker

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expresses his feelings that the American people need to have a knowledge of where the parties and members of Congress stand on the changes to Social Security so they can vote more effectivly.

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Congress Will 'Defeat' Changes To Social Security, Says Lawmaker

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) vows that Congress will not pass any plan from the Deficit Reduction Commission that includes changes to social security and that even though our country is in financial trouble, the social secuirty system has not added even a dime to the problem. (0:34)

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Members In Both Chambers Oppose Altering Social Security System, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses a large movement in both chambers of Congress to oppose privatizing or cutting social security benefits. (0:25)

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Transparency Is The New Law For Big Institutions, Says Senator

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says Thursday that financial regulatory reform will make it illegal for big corporations to hide their financial difficulties. (0:30)
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Separate Consumer Watchdog Agency From The Fed, Says Senator

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says Thursday that the the proposed Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection should not be housed inside the Federal Reserve. (0:21)
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Sanders Discusses Long Term Needs Of Seniors

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks about how an accurate consumer product index needs to be implemented to reflect the spending habits of senior citizens in order to fairly adjust social security policy. (0:18)
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Sanders Says Seniors Spend "Disproportionate Amount" on Healthcare

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses seniors' spending habits at a conference on Capitol Hill held in order to garner support for a bill that would give seniors a one-time payment of $250 in 2010. (0:29)
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Battery-powered cars not worth it?

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) doesn't think battery-powered cars aren't a commodity to U.S. citizens. Sen Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) disagrees with Bunning using some personal testimony. (0:58)
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It is time to answer the American people

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that there is not one simple solution for solving the high prices for oil and gas and gives a "real world" example of struggles due to the high prices. (1:08)
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Senator Sanders states Bush "missed reality"

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that President Bush missed the reality of the middle class, and says that we have unequal distribution of wealth. (:21)
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Senator Sanders says Bush "Worst Environmental President Ever"

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) calls the Bush administration's environmental policy an "embarrassment" in an interview following the State of the Union Address Monday. He says that the United States should break its dependency on fossil fuels and lead the way towards sustainable energy.
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Senator Sanders Condemns Gaza Killings

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) condemns the recent civilian killings in Gaza in an interview following President Bush's State of the Union Address Monday. He says that President Bush failed to bring Israelis and Palestinians together to move forward towards peace.
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Senator Sanders (I-VT) Responds to Testimony by EPA-head Regarding California Emissions Waiver

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) disapproves of the recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny a California waiver which would reduce greenhouse gas pollutants from motor vehicles. He criticizes the current Bush administration for failing to address the issue of global warming and predicts that the administration “will go down in American history as the worst administration in so many areas… including environmental protection.”
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Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) Discusses EPA Decision to Deny California Waiver on Greenhouse Gases

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works commented today on the recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny a California waiver aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollutants from motor vehicles. Lautenberg described the EPA’s denial of the waiver as an “injustice” at a hearing today organized to discuss the EPA’s decision.
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Senator Boxer (D-CA) Criticizes EPA-head for Denying California Waiver on Greenhouse Gases

Today the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee met to discuss the recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the California waiver drafted to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from motor vehicles. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), responds to testimony given by the administrator of the EPA, Stephen Johnson, after he refuses to admit that global warming poses a threat to human health.

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