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| https://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=67BB7B2F-7FBB-40A1-B627-5E3364A975B5 | : News September 10 | 2013-09-10 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News September 10 Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Senator Sanders Military Strikes against Syria on Hold President Obama on Monday tentatively embraced a Russian diplomatic proposal to avert a United States military strike on Syria by having international monitors take control of the Syrian government’s chemical weapons. “My sense is that it is really good news,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told PBS’ Tavis Smiley on Monday. “Russia is jumping in in a constructive way … If they can force Syria for the first time … to acknowledge that they have chemical weapons … and to allow the international community to secure those chemical weapons, then that would be a huge step forward.” VIDEO Sanders Hopes for Peaceful Resolution Sen. Sanders voiced a cautious optimism late Monday that the United States might yet find a peaceful resolution to its standoff with Syria. “Most Americans would support an effort that could remove chemical weapons from Syria without American military involvement in another Middle East war," he said, according toSeven Days. "I urge the president and Russia to work vigorously to achieve that goal." LINK Senate Vote Delayed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday that he would not force an initial vote this week on a resolution authorizing military force against Syria. Sen. Sanders welcomed the delay to pursue a diplomatic solution. “As somebody who is not enthusiastic about getting into a war for all kinds of reasons, I think it would been seen by the entire global community as a wonderful victory if you can get chemical weapons out of Syria without the United States getting involved in a bloody war,” Sanders said on PBS. VIDEO Senate Opposition to Military Action Increasing The decision to put off a Senate vote came as opposition to a U.S. strike on Syria was growing even among Obama’s allies and former Senate colleagues. On Monday, six senators — five Republicans and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp — came out against the Syria resolution. Sen. Sanders told Politico that 95 percent of his constituents oppose military strikes against Syria “and that certainly has some influence on me.” LINK Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose War in Syria Six in 10 Americans oppose airstrikes with similar majorities saying they fear military action could enmesh the United States in another long war in the Middle East, according to polls for The New York Times, CBS Newsand other news organizations. “I think we should listen to the American people,” Sen. Sanders told MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. VIDEO Regime Change Sen. Sanders expressed concern that a resolution passed last week by a divided Senate Foreign Relations Committee could lead to greater U.S. involvement in Syria. Sanders said the current draft includes language supporting regime change and “changing momentum on the ground.” And in an interview with The Washington Post, Sanders also expressed concern about inadvertently supporting rebel groups that have ties to Al-Qaeda. VIDEO Anti-War Protests Anti-war protesters made their voices heard in several cities Monday. As flames of more than 50 candles flickered on the Woodstock green, Carol Egbert said she contacted the offices of Sens. Leahy and Sanders, the Valley News reported. The vast majority of calls and emails to Sen. Sanders’ office are from constituents opposed to military strikes in Syria, WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y., The (Madison, Wis.) Capital Times and Epoch Times reported. VIDEO, LINK, LINK, LINK The Fed Ben Bernanke’s second term as Federal Reserve chairman ends in January and President Obama may announce his successor any day. Larry Summers, a former White House economic adviser and president of Harvard University, is considered Obama’s favorite for the post. In a July 28 letter to Obama, Sen. Sanders urged him to strike Summers from the running, Vtdigger.org reported. “I urge you to consider someone who will put the needs of the disappearing middle class ahead of the interests of Wall Street and the wealthy few,” Sanders wrote. LINK USPS Unions representing postal workers are raising questions about health provisions tucked into the newest Senate postal reform legislation that they say “will undermine the successful, longstanding Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and increase costs for millions of federal employees, retirees and their families.” Sen. Sanders and Rep. Elijah Cummings have also expressed concerns about the Senate bill, The Hill reported online. LINK Carbon Tax Australian conservatives racked up big wins in last week’s elections and some are attributing the results to the Labor Party’s support for a carbon tax, The Daily Callerreported. Sens. Sanders and Barbara Boxer introduced a carbon tax bill in the United States Senate earlier this year. LINK Gay Marriage Takako Ueda of Dummerston, Vt., may stay in the United States and apply for permanent citizenship in three years thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against a law which denied gay foreigners married to U.S. citizens the same rights as straight bi-national spouses. Sens. Sanders and Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch “have been in their corner for the long haul,” the Brattleboro Reformer editorialized. “All of us here at the Reformer are happy for Ueda and Herbert and are proud of everyone that rallied around them in their darkest moments.” LINK Happy Birthday Bernie Sunday was Sen. Sanders’ birthday. “Happy birthday senator,” Rachel Maddow said on MSNBC. She noted that Sept. 8 also was the birthday of scotch tape, Patsy Cline and The Rachel Maddow Show, which turned five years old. VIDEO Letters Dean Lynch wrote to the Brattleboro Reformer hoping that the Vermont congressional delegation recognizes “the folly” of military intervention in Syria. Ronald Pulcer opposed military strikes in a letter to the Rutland Herald. Neville Berle, in a Times Argusletter, hoped that Sanders, Leahy and Welch would recognize that “when it comes to U.S. national security … American foreign assistance programs represent the best bang for the buck.” LINK, LINK ,LINK World France Offering U.N. Resolution on Syria France announced Tuesday it would put forward a resolution in the U.N. Security Council aimed at forcing Syria to ultimately dismantle its chemical weapons program, seizing on a diplomatic opening from Syrian ally Russia amid Western threats of force against President Bashar Assad's regime. France, a permanent member of the 15-nation council, was to start the resolution process on Tuesday. The proposal would also condemn a chemical weapons attack near Damascus on Aug. 21 that Western powers allege was carried out by Assad's regime — a claim he has denied, CBS Newsreported. LINK National Obama to Meet Senators before Prime-Time Speech President Obama will sit down for separate meetings with Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday to discuss the Syria resolution, Roll Call reported. Later Tuesday, Obama was to lay out his case for striking Syria in a prime time speech on major networks, Politico reported. LINK, LINK Americans Still Oppose Attacking Syria New polls from The Washington Post, The Associated Press and USA Today confirmed that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to military action in Syria. According to the Post-ABC News poll, 64 percent of Americans oppose launching missile strikes. USA Today’s results say that 63 percent are opposed. LINK, LINK,LINK Corporate Tax Overhaul The chairmen of the congressional tax-writing committees said Monday that a consensus is forming in Washington around a plan to lower rates and close loopholes for U.S. corporations. But Sen. Max Baucus and Rep. Dave Camp said they would not proceed with a rewrite of the corporate code unless they can build support for overhauling tax laws that affect individuals as well. “There is more agreement on the corporate side,” Baucus, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, told The Washington Post. LINK Working People AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka lamented the decline of labor membership in recent decades, The Hill reported. He called upon leaders at the AFL-CIO's annual convention to begin "the great work of reawakening a movement of working people – all working people, not just the people in this hall, not just the people that we represent today– but everyone who works in this country, everyone who believes that people who work deserve to make enough to live and enjoy the good things in life." LINK Courts Skeptical on Net Neutrality Two out of three judges on a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated Monday a readiness to side with Verizon and strike down at least part of the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality regulations, The Hill reported. Supporters of the rules argue that they are necessary to protect a free and open Internet, and that all websites should be treated equally. LINK Companies Ask for NSA Requests Disclosure Some of the world's largest internet companies on Monday asked the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow them to disclose more about their requests for information from spy agencies, Reuters reported. Google argued that its First Amendment right to speech on a matter of great public importance outweighs any harm to intelligence efforts. LINK Vermont Solar Homes Solar home designers from two Vermont colleges are getting ready to attend an international solar design competition. The teams from Norwich University in Northfield and Middlebury College will be at the Statehouse in Montpelier Tuesday. Next month the teams will be competing in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Irvine, Calif., APreported. Vermont Health Co-Op A federal agency says it has stopped payments of money it was to provide under a loan agreement with a Vermont health insurance cooperative, according anAP reported. The cooperative’s future was placed in doubt when it was denied a state license in May. It is appealing that decision. LINK Fall Foliage Train rides to view Vermont's fall foliage will be offered during the Colors of Kingdom Festival in St. Johnsbury, The Associated Press reported. On Sept. 21, a locomotive and four antique coaches will bring leaf peepers south along the Connecticut and Passumpsic rivers. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |