How Bernie Gets Things Done in Congress Without Being Bought Off

[NWCorona]

"Unlike Clinton, who courts corporations, Sanders isn't afraid to stray from the pack for his principles

Senator Bernie Sanders is one of the most productive members of Congress. Although his insistence on being an Independent induced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats—and few thought he would last long without bowing to one political party—Mr. Sanders has defied naysayers with a career spanning nearly three decades.

Dubbed the ‘amendment king,’ Mr. Sanders passed more amendments than any other member of Congress during his 16 years in the House of Representatives—despite Republicans holding a majority between 1994 and 2006. He kicked off his political career with an amendment to start a National Program of Cancer registries, which is now maintained by all 50 states. In 2001, he successfully passed an amendment to the general appropriations bill which banned the importation of goods made with child labor, and passed an amendment to increase funding by $100 million for community health centers."


And on the notion of gridlock if Bernie is elected.


"Despite Mr. Sanders’ self-avowed Democratic Socialism—putting him on the far left of most in the Democratic Party—he has earned the respect of his colleagues in Congress. Amid years of partisan politics where each party has obstructed the other from passing meaningful legislation, Mr. Sanders worked across the aisle with his conservative counterparts—with Ron Paul to audit the Federal Reserve for the first time in 2010 and with John McCain in 2014 to co-write the bill to reform the Veterans Affairs Administration. When his colleagues voted in line with the rest of their party, Mr. Bernie Sanders wasn’t afraid to stray from the pack for his principles. He has earned a reputation for honesty and integrity unmatched in comparison to his opponent in the Democratic primaries. Hillary Clinton, well-known for flip flopping for political expediency, courts corporations and wealthy donors."


http://observer.com/2016/03/how-bernie-gets-things-done-in-congress-without-being-bought-off/

[djean111]

1. Just want to be the first to say that No, endorsements don't mean a lot, from Congress,

when IMO the endorsements are made out of fear. And, perhaps, were made just to be on the safe side, not thinking Bernie would be this popular. Can't imagine any endorsement that would get me to basically endorse, with my vote, war and fracking and the TPP, etc.

[Rebkeh]

2. I am confident he will get things done nt

[snowy owl]

3. He needed more honest media attention but corporate media was clearly not going to help Bernie

So here we are. A propagandized electorate and a few outsider publications providing honest information which you will find mostly on DU, Alternet, Raw Story, and many small sites with a select and fairly small audience - people who like to be informed. Even on DU, Clinton people ignore posts like these or if they do post, they make the same denigrating irrelevant remarks we hear over and over. Never issues oriented. It is disheartening.

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. A real uniter, this frightens the establishment.

[vintx]

5. Oops I didn't see this AWESOME ARTICLE posted

I'll delete my OP after I k&r this one

[AzDar]

6. K & R

[vintx]

7. I should tweet this too...

(Hint hint)