Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Single Payer: The Affordable Care Act is making some small strides toward ensuring coverage for everyone, but single-payer—tirelessly championed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders—would do more to level inequality and boost health outcomes, according to a blog for The Nation. NSA Spying: Asserting that the spying powers of the U.S. government are far greater than anyone suspected, MSNBC on Sunday looked at a speech last week by Sen. Rand Paul at the University of California at Berkley, Calif. “To his credit, Rand Paul seems really sincere in his effort to create cross party consensus on national security. Interestingly, all the members he mentioned during his speech, Sens. Sanders, Ron Wyden and Dianne Feinstein, caucus with the Democrats,” host Krystal Ball said. 529 Egyptians Sentenced to Death: A court in Egypt sentenced 529 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to death Monday as part of a mass trial that highlights ongoing attempts to squash the Islamist movement. More than 150 of 545 defendants stood trial on charges of killing a policeman and attacking police. The others were tried in absentia, The Associated Press reported. Senate to Take up Ukraine Aid: Congress returns from a one-week recess with a full plate that includes figuring out how to respond to the situation in Crimea. The Senate resumes consideration of a bill that would provide loan guarantees and $150 million in economic assistance to Ukraine. The bill also would impose sanctions and guarantee the International Monetary Fund has the resources to assist Ukraine. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/032414
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:41:28 +0000
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