Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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31. Some info is in the linked article

Sat Mar 7, 2020, 12:03 PM

Mar 2020

The 2016 Sanders vote was against an omnibus bill that included what critics say was a “poison pill” amendment that was bad for jobs and the environment. Sanders, however, did support funding for Flint in an earlier bill in March (S 2848), the campaign said.

Here's the list of how people voted, also linked from that same article:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=2&vote=00161

Sanders' "nay" was joined by Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Harry Reid, Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, Chuck Schumer, and many others, so I think it's pretty clear this was not a simple case of "hey, let's screw the residents of Flint."

If you want to see what was covered in the bill, it's at

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2028

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sanders voted against Flint water crisis funding in 2016 [View all] showblue22 Mar 2020 OP

The bill must have had a poison pill or Bernie wouldn't have been a no. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #1

you gotta be kidding AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #2

I was expecting that. Cha Mar 2020 #9

Well the article does say cstanleytech Mar 2020 #19

I think the poison was lead. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2020 #3

If it did, you'd point it out. RandySF Mar 2020 #4

If it did, it needs to be pointed out. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #5

So what's the poison pill? RandySF Mar 2020 #7

Some info is in the linked article thesquanderer Mar 2020 #31

Yeah, that's it. Every good bill he votes against has a "poison pill" that is unacceptable to him Politicub Mar 2020 #34

Poison Pill RazBerryBeret Mar 2020 #6

Tell that to the people in Flint. showblue22 Mar 2020 #11

The people of Flint then went on and voted for Sanders in 2016, they must have Meadowoak Mar 2020 #14

This no vote was months after the 2016 primary nt alp227 Mar 2020 #27

Would you be saying that if the bill had included a cut to social security? I mean there are cstanleytech Mar 2020 #20

That's How They Get Horrible Crap Passed Shoving It In Must Vote Yes Bills DanieRains Mar 2020 #23

Barbara Boxer on the Bill in question: RazBerryBeret Mar 2020 #32

Thanks Meadowoak Mar 2020 #13

WtHeck? Cha Mar 2020 #8

It was a process vote. Sanders was in favor of rescuing Flint Bucky Mar 2020 #24

BS does have a history of voting against bills on principle. fleabiscuit Mar 2020 #10

It was a giant bill Warren, Booker, and Schumer voted against Eric J in MN Mar 2020 #12

sanders, Cruz, Franken, & flake. that's what I call bipartisanship jg10003 Mar 2020 #28

Crickets from the Bernie haters. redqueen Mar 2020 #29

But ... RazBerryBeret Mar 2020 #30

Joe voted for the Iraq war, if you're fallout87 Mar 2020 #15

And Bernie voted to invade Afghanistan, wich has nothing to do with Flint either LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #18

Everyone voted to invade Afghanistan Bucky Mar 2020 #25

Keeping count? How about two votes for military action in Iraq? ehrnst Mar 2020 #33

Inaccuracy in that article. Sanders didn't visit Flint in January, 2016. betsuni Mar 2020 #16

Remember it well. Hill went there first. ucrdem Mar 2020 #17

Yup. "Secretary Clinton has been in touch with the mayor personally and the two staffs betsuni Mar 2020 #21

President Obama even went there and drank the water. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #22

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