Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Sanders at N.C. State: Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to students at North Carolina State University on Saturday in wide-ranging remarks that touched on wealth distribution, the decline of the middle class and the role of money in politics, the student newspaper The Technician reported. VA in Arizona: A congressional inquiry and a watchdog probe await the Department of Veterans Affairs after a Phoenix VA hospital allegedly tried to cover up delays in service for more than 1,400 sick veterans, some of whom died while waiting for care. The VA inspector general’s office has launched an investigation of the claims, and the head of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Sen. Sanders, has promised to hold a hearing on the matter after the review is complete, The Washington Post online, The Associated Press in Arizona and Fox News reported. A Threat to Health Care in Canada: The doctor who recently grabbed headlines across North America for defending Canada’s health system before an ornery U.S. Senate warned that a legal showdown before the Supreme Court for British Columbia could affect the future of health care in Canada. Dr. Danielle Martin is sounding the alarm over a case challenging the province’s ban on private health care and whether private clinics may extra-bill patients for medical services, the Toronto Star reported. Obama Calls on Congress to Act on Minimum Wage and Unemployment Insurance: President Barack Obama continues to keep up the drumbeat for an unemployment extension and a minimum wage hike. On Saturday, Obama used his weekly radio address to push a $10.10 an hour minimum wage proposal, ahead of votes in the Senate when Congress returns next week. And on Friday, the president used his advocacy arm, Organizing for Action, to call for Congress to pass an unemployment extension, Congressional Quarterly reported. Continue reading todays news: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/042714
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:05:33 +0000
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