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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Did Bernie Sanders Sponsor a Bill to Dump Nuclear Waste On a Low-Income Latino Community? [View all]pandr32
(11,579 posts)49. The waste was coming from Vermont
Sanders supported the bill and his wife sat on the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Commission for starters.
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Why Did Bernie Sanders Sponsor a Bill to Dump Nuclear Waste On a Low-Income Latino Community? [View all]
NCTraveler
Feb 2016
OP
A failed investigation by right winger Rep. Conaway was used here to attack Gutierrez.
NCTraveler
Feb 2016
#3
Barton (R) was the bill's Sponsor and Bill Clinton signed it into law in 1998
GreatGazoo
Feb 2016
#16
The dump site that opened 6-8 years earlier, touted as akin to a Yucca mountain type place? nt
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
#34
"Why should we bother to respond to anything this dishonest asshole has to tell us? "
NCTraveler
Feb 2016
#7
Actually, that's exactly what the OP asks for is a response. Are you that forgetful?
Ned_Devine
Feb 2016
#31
You do realize Bill Clinton signed the bill opening the site to toxic waste right?
Arazi
Feb 2016
#15
Yep his position was "not in my backyard" shipped his (Vt) waste near a Tx town of Hispanics.
Fla Dem
Feb 2016
#38
People are paying closer attention and beginning to examine Bernie's record.
NurseJackie
Feb 2016
#29
The title of your OP is disingenuous. That bill concerned a compact between Vermont, Maine and TX.
xocet
Feb 2016
#36
Here's an article from 1998 and Bernie certainly was one of the leaders on this:
seaglass
Feb 2016
#37
Brock left out that there was support from the community, here's a letter from the county judge:
beam me up scottie
Feb 2016
#40
Has this sort of thing ever worked? Is there anyone actually sitting around thinking that Sanders
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2016
#41
No. The framing of the story is not very real. I normally choose different verbiage, but I'm
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2016
#51