Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Chairman Sanders is Confident on VA Reform: Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman, expressed confidence that House and Senate conferees will reach agreement on a bill to solve a health care wait-time crisis for tens of thousands of veterans. Negotiations Back on Track Negotiations between Senate Democrats and House Republicans seemingly broke down on Thursday but appeared to be on much better ground as of the weekend, with staffers from both sides resuming discussions. Sanders and his house counterpart, House VA Chair Jeff Miller, agreed to fly back to Washington, D.C., if it would push the negotiations forward, Vox reported. Israel Resumes Gaza Offensive: Soon after barrages of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Sunday morning, the Israeli military announced that a humanitarian lull in its Gaza offensive, which was meant to last through midnight, was over, The New York Times reported. Judge Overturns D.C. Ban on Guns in Public: A federal judge on Saturday overturned the Washington, D.C., ban on carrying handguns outside the home, saying it was unconstitutional. The court ordered the city to allow residents to carry handguns outside their homes and to let nonresidents carry them as well. In 2008, the Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia’s all-out ban on handguns on the basis that it violated the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Constitution’s Second Amendment, Reuters reported. Continue reading todays news: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/072714
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:08:04 +0000
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