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beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 05:48 AM Jun 2016

sanders supported sending low level nuclear waste to a poor latino community

imagine this guy who has framed himself as a champion of the environment....how would the GOP use this against berie???

In 1994, Sanders co-sponsored a bill that would have allow low-level nuclear waste from Vermont to be shipped to the poor Latino community of Sierra Blanca, Texas.

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sanders supported sending low level nuclear waste to a poor latino community (Original Post) beachbum bob Jun 2016 OP
I remember this bravenak Jun 2016 #1
trump doesn't need latino vote if he is able to make them disinterested in voting for the other guy beachbum bob Jun 2016 #3
Most of us here know, but his side just pretends none of it matters bravenak Jun 2016 #4
It will also be hard for Trump to use this since Sanders won't the his opponent. George II Jun 2016 #11
Damn true bravenak Jun 2016 #22
And now Jane is on the board deciding where to put waste. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #2
I think she's been drawing a salary from that board for a long time. displacedtexan Jun 2016 #5
Yes, do you think there was influence putting her on the board? Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #7
Hiding info is... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #9
Why else would a senator's wife be invited to join a board? displacedtexan Jun 2016 #16
dailykos was all over this earlier this year: George II Jun 2016 #13
C.L.A.S.S.Y. Her Sister Jun 2016 #6
It was none other than the late but always great Sen. Paul Wellstone who fought this tooth and nail, BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #8
Wellstone did not prevail Sanders stripped the amendment of the DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #19
one of the Sandernistas DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #21
Not only did Sanders support it, his wife is a commissioner on the Commission.... George II Jun 2016 #10
Trump would do this to all JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #12
Would there even be any minority communities left if Trump was president? sarae Jun 2016 #14
As far as I know his wife still is a paid member of the committee pandr32 Jun 2016 #15
Yep...most likely 6 figure salary thanks to bernie beachbum bob Jun 2016 #17
I already said in a post that he could say DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #18
What's funny most sanders supporters think this beachbum bob Jun 2016 #20
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
1. I remember this
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 05:50 AM
Jun 2016

Be kinda hard for Trump to use since he himself called Latinos rapists. It was kinda unforgettable.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
3. trump doesn't need latino vote if he is able to make them disinterested in voting for the other guy
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 06:03 AM
Jun 2016

its all tactical....and how many hillary supporters know this stuff?

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
4. Most of us here know, but his side just pretends none of it matters
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 06:05 AM
Jun 2016

Good thing this thing is pretty much over

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
5. I think she's been drawing a salary from that board for a long time.
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 09:40 AM
Jun 2016

And that's probably one of the reasons they won't release their tax returns.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
7. Yes, do you think there was influence putting her on the board?
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 09:43 AM
Jun 2016

Influence seems to be front and center with Sanders.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
16. Why else would a senator's wife be invited to join a board?
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 12:41 PM
Jun 2016

I would say, "Do the math," but we all know how the Sanders family feels about that.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
8. It was none other than the late but always great Sen. Paul Wellstone who fought this tooth and nail,
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 09:56 AM
Jun 2016

taking it from getting very little attention to bringing it to the Senate floor where it was vigorously debated and attacked. Senator Wellstone ultimately prevailed getting a LOT of media attention for this law. What's not as well-known is that the Texas-Vermont-Maine Nuclear Waste Compact was one of the few bills sponsored by U.S. Rep. Sanders.

DLCWIdem

(1,580 posts)
21. one of the Sandernistas
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 01:44 PM
Jun 2016

Had opposing posts in the GDP about this. She posted that Clinton signed it into law. I posted, since most laws end up on the President's desk if there were any other bills that Sanders actively supported that she wanted to pass credit (responsibility) on. Sponsor is a better word. They are honestly trying to pass this off on Clinton.

George II

(67,782 posts)
10. Not only did Sanders support it, his wife is a commissioner on the Commission....
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 10:48 AM
Jun 2016

....that determined the location(s) for the toxic waste. I'm not sure if she was on it when that decision was made, but the sole purpose of the board is to find locations in Texas to send Vermont and Maine toxic waste. It's called "The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission".

sarae

(3,284 posts)
14. Would there even be any minority communities left if Trump was president?
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:28 AM
Jun 2016

He scares the shit out of me.

DLCWIdem

(1,580 posts)
18. I already said in a post that he could say
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 01:34 PM
Jun 2016

" WELL I just want to deport you, you can come right back in legally, but (Sanders) he wants to poison you".....etc

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
20. What's funny most sanders supporters think this
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 01:41 PM
Jun 2016

Is made up and sanders would never do this....shows the level of denial..

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