Vermont senator Bernard Sanders (I) spends 8 hours denouncing tax deal
Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Vermont’s Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders spent over eight hours denouncing the new agreement to extend Bush-era tax cuts to millions of Americans.
Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sanders spoke out against President Barack Obama’s efforts, saying the deal only increases America’s debt and fails to solve the underlying economic issues that mire the country.
Reading letters from constituents, Sanders took aim at Obama, Senate Republicans, China and others.
“I’m not here to set any great records or to make a spectacle. I am simply here today to take as long as I can to explain to the American people the fact that we have got to do a lot better than this agreement provides,” Sanders said.
Nonetheless, the deal will move forward and is likely to clear Congress before the holidays.
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