Category: Bernie Sanders

Sanders Joins Manchin in Opposition to Biden’s FDA Commissioner Nominee

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday announced he will oppose the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sanders, a nominal independent who caucuses with Democrats, joins Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in opposing Califf, who President Joe Biden nominated to head the FDA last month. In the 50–50 Senate,…


Elon Musk Spars With Bernie Sanders, Offers to Sell More Tesla Stock

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk got into a spat with social democrat Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday after the U.S. senator demanded the “extremely wealthy” pay their “fair share” of taxes. “We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period,” Sanders wrote on Twitter. Taking a jibe at the “Make Billionaires Pay”…


New Jersey Voters Choose Between ‘Progressive Governor’ or Proponent of Fixing State’s Problems

With only a few days to go until Election Day, New Jersey voters will decide between the Democratic incumbent called “a progressive governor” by his supporters and his Republican challenger running under the slogan “Let’s Fix New Jersey.” The incumbent, Governor Phil Murphy, running for reelection held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs’ offices in Germany…


New Jersey Voters to Choose Between ‘Progressive Governor’ or Proponent of Fixing State’s Problems

New Jersey voters will decide on Nov. 2 in the governor’s race between the Democratic incumbent, called “a progressive governor” by his supporters, and his Republican challenger, running under the slogan, “Let’s Fix New Jersey.” Gov. Phil Murphy, who is seeking a second term, held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs’s offices in Germany and Hong Kong…


Manchin Responds to ‘Socialist’ Sanders Over Disparaging Op-ed in West Virginia Newspaper

The intra-Democrat power struggle intensified this week as two top senators clashed over what one of their states needs. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—technically an independent, but who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice and regularly votes with the party—started the spat by penning an op-ed in a West Virginia newspaper that’s essentially a press…


Manchin Confirms He Will Not Vote for $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill, Sanders Fires Back

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) confirmed Sunday that he will not vote for a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains a number of climate, social welfare, and other initiatives, arguing that the price tag is far too high. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t “have my vote on” the package, Manchin said during a…


Manchin Confirms He Won’t Vote for $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill, Sanders Fires Back

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) confirmed on Sept. 12 that he won’t vote for a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that contains a number of climate, social welfare, and other initiatives, arguing that the price tag is far too high. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t “have my vote on” the package, Manchin said during…


Three Groups Seek to Ram Through Radical Agenda

Commentary A reader-friend of mine from the deep South who is an authentic intellectual and has earned his income as a doctor of research in physics with eminent employers including the Pentagon and high academia, and relates culturally to the popular contemporary South, and is without discernible ethnic or regional prejudices, recently wrote me the…


Sen. Sanders Says July Was Hottest Month in Earth’s History

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asserted in a tweet that last month was the hottest “in the history of the planet,” which he said should motivate people to do all they can to address climate change. While Sanders’s claim is false, it hasn’t received pushback in the media, which two commentators suggest may partly be the…


Senate Democrats Ram $3.5 Trillion Budget Through With No Republican Votes

Democrats in the Senate early Wednesday rammed through a $3.5 trillion budget with no support from Republicans. The budget was passed 50–49, with all votes in favor coming from Democrats or nominal independents who regularly vote with the left. All Republicans voted against the budget except for Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). He is at the…