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August 4, 2019

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August 4, 2019

CNN: Bernie Sanders: I asked McConnell to end recess right now



Published on Aug 4, 2019
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) tells CNN's Jake Tapper that some people in the US see President Trump's racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric as "a sign to do terrible, terrible things."
August 4, 2019

Bernie Sanders explains why it's his time to win Nevada

https://twitter.com/RoryDoesPhonics/status/1157864482044932096


By Rory Appleton Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 3, 2019 - 8:43 pm

Excerpts:

“We did well here last time,” Sanders said. “When I came here, I think a lot of people did not know who Bernie Sanders was. But we organized, we educated and we did everything we could. We ended up losing this state, but not by a lot. And my hope is that this time, with a great staff and an incredible number of volunteers, we’re going to win here.”

Sanders said that when he last campaigned in Nevada, many of his cornerstone ideas — Medicare for All, free college tuition, the legalization of marijuana, a $15 minimum wage — were seen as “too radical.” State governments, American citizens and many Democratic politicians — including several of Sanders’ 2020 opponents — have since latched on to many of these ideas. Many of the candidates now making their pitches to Nevadans for Medicare for All and other ideas he championed in 2016 are actually talking about very different versions of what he hopes to accomplish, Sanders said.

During the interview, Sanders said he respected and admired many of his opponents, some of whom he serves with in the Senate. But he feels that his vision for economic and racial equality is still the best option for Nevada’s diverse communities and population as a whole.

“I think what people have got to do in Nevada is take a hard look at the individual candidates and what they stand for,” Sanders said.

Voters need to look at Sanders’ record and plan for the country, he said, which is simply that people should have an economy and government that works for them rather than wealthy political donors. They should mark how he has voted for decades on climate change, income inequality, immigration and criminal justice reform.

“If they study my record and my vision for the future of America, I think most people will be comfortable in supporting me,” Sanders said.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/bernie-sanders-explains-why-its-his-time-to-win-nevada-1818191/
August 3, 2019

AUG 5 (1-3PM) - UnidosUS Vision 2020 San Diego - Sen. Sanders



1:00–3:00 p.m. Monday Luncheon

ADVOCACY AWARD
• Redlands Christian Migrant Association (Immokalee, FL)

Vision 2020: A Conversation with the Candidates
An opportunity for the Democratic presidential candidates to address Latino leaders and community members from across the United States.


MODERATOR
• Janet Murguía, President and CEO, UnidosUS

SPEAKERS
• Joe Biden, Former United States Vice President
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (D-VT)
• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (D-MN)
• Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator (D-CA)

https://conference.unidosus.org/fcschedule.html

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