Bernie Sanders Stands Up For The Middle Class By Dropping a Huge Fact Bomb On The Senate (video)

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In the midst of a Senate budget vote-a-rama that Republicans are filling with anti-Obamacare and economy killing votes, Senator Bernie Sanders took the Senate floor and dropped the fact bomb that raising the minimum wage is real job creator.

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Sen. Sanders said, “The simple truth is that in America people working full time should not be living in poverty. Since 1968, the real value of the federal minimum wage has fallen by close to thirty percent, and people all over this country and in state after state on their own have voted to raise the minimum wage. And, by the way, in state after state where the minimum wage has gone up, more jobs have been created. Let us stand today with the tens of millions of workers who are struggling to put food on the table to take care of their families.”

The Sanders amendment to raise the federal minimum wage failed to pass 48-52. The good news for Democrats and the left is that Sen. Sanders fell just three votes short of passage as just a simple majority of fifty-one votes are required to pass budget amendments.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/26/bernie-sanders-stands-middle-class-dropping-huge-fact-bomb-senate.html

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Sen. Sanders dropped a dose of reality on Senate Republicans today. If the 52 Republican Senators who voted no really wanted to boost the economy, the first thing they should do is reverse course and support raising the minimum wage.

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1. K&R.....

[LiberalAndProud]

2. Living wage should be our mantra.

Thank you, Bernie.

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3. K&R

I LOVE me some Bernie Sanders!!

[Enthusiast]

4. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

Raising the minimum wage would stimulate the shit out of the economy!

Yay, Bernie!

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5. Bernie ALWAYS drops fact bombs. He's a real senator. nt

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6. Highly recommend. n/t

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7. Those cheap POS can pay an extra quarter for their hamburger-

so the guy behind the counter can get a raise. I mean REALLY!

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8. a real role model for the Democratic party.

K&R.

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9. Future VP?

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10. K&R