Todays news from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.): Nelson Mandela, 95: Nelson Mandela, who led South Africa from white minority rule and became his country’s first black president, died Thursday night. Sen. Bernard Sanders attended Mandelas inauguration in 1994, a moment he called inspiring,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Sanders said Mandela’s “lifelong devotion to equality and fairness serves as a lesson for all of us about the power of determination and the force of dignity,” the Burlington Free Press, WPTZ-TV and WCAX-TV reported. VA Health Care: Sen. Sanders wants to bring more veterans into the Veterans Affairs health system by expanding eligibility for dental and health services. Many veterans have serious oral health problems but can’t get treated at the VA because those cavities, broken teeth and other issues aren’t related to their experience in the military. “Dental care should be considered health care,” Sanders told the Valley News during a stop on Thursday at the White River Junction VA. Community Health Center: The Arlington Family Practice will become a part of the Battenkill Valley Health Center in March of 2014, which was designated a federally qualified health center this fall. Sen. Sanders visited the board in Arlington on Tuesday, The Manchester Journal reported. The public is invited to attend a community event at the center on Saturday. Dr. Elizabeth Wennar Rosenberg, a board member, worked to help secure the funding. She told the Bennington Banner that the application was fiercely competitive but “by the grace of God and Bernie Sanders working down there in Washington D.C., he got the funding.” Strike for Living Wage: Fast-food workers nationwide went on strike Thursday in protest of insufficient wages and income inequality. Sens. Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alan Grayson are a few of the progressives advocating for working class families and pushing back against big money interests in party politics, AmericaBlog reported. Continue reading here: sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/120613
Posted on: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:32:32 +0000
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