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| https://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=CECCCC02-FDA2-433D-81F6-3003FAC186A8 | News September 3 | 2013-09-03 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News September 3 Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Senator Sanders Syria President Obama and his supporters on Capitol Hill will have to overcome broad skepticism about the merits of military strikes against Syria. It is possible they will lose some liberal senators, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, USA Today reported online. Sanders said Saturday that that he wants to hear from Obama why it is in “the best interests of the United States to intervene in Syria's bloody and complicated civil war.” Vermont's congressional delegation is taking a wait-and-see stance, according to online reports by vtdigger.org and Seven Days. LINK, LINK, LINK World Israel Tests Missile in Mediterranean Tensions over Syria ratcheted up a notch on Tuesday after Russia's Defense Ministry said it detected traces of ballistic "objects" — now claimed by Israel — launched from an area in the central Mediterranean and moving in an easterly direction. After some initial confusion over who was responsible, the Israeli military said it was behind the launch, saying it was carrying out a joint missile test with the United States, USA Today reported from Jerusalem. LINK U.S. Wary of Pakistan Top-secret budget documents reveal an intense focus on Pakistan. A 178-page summary of the U.S. intelligence community’s “black budget” shows that the United States has ramped up its surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear arms, cites previously undisclosed concerns about biological and chemical sites there, and details efforts to assess the loyalties of counterterrorism sources recruited by the CIA, The Washington Post reported. LINK National Obama Presses Congress on Syria The Obama administration launched a campaign to persuade Congress to authorize military action against Syria. Officials said they are willing to rewrite the proposed resolution to clarify that any operation would be limited and not include ground troops. Secretary of State John Kerry told House Democrats that the United States faced a “Munich moment,” a reference to the 1938 agreement between Adolf Hitler and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. After meeting with the president Monday at the White House, Sen. John McCain warned of “catastrophic” consequences if Congress rejects the resolution. LINK Senate Foreign Relations Panel Meeting on Syria Secretary of State Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are slated to appear Tuesday before Senate Foreign Relations as Congress begins reviewing the Obama administration’s draft resolution to authorize the use of force in response to the chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Congressional Quarterly reported. LINK Syria Vote Sets Up Republican Clash The Congressional vote on whether to strike Syria will offer the best insight yet on which wing of the Republican Party — the traditional hawks, or a growing bloc of noninterventionists — has the advantage in the fierce internal debates over foreign policy that have been taking place all year,The New York Times reported. LINK Food Labels A senior scientist at the Consumers Union, the policy division of "Consumer Reports," is scheduled to speak to a group of New Hampshire lawmakers about proposed legislation requiring the clear labeling of genetically modified foods, The Associated Pressreported. LINK Vermont School Meals Gov. Peter Shumlin and Education Secretary Armando Vilaseca plan to announce a new Vermont initiative to make free, school-based breakfasts and lunches available to more low-income students. The federal government provides funding for free or reduced-priced lunches depending on the income level of the student's family, AP reported.LINK Howard Dean Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean made waves when he spoke at an AFL-CIO conference in Iowa last month. Gov. Dean also has another speech scheduled for Se ptember 23 at the Saint Anselm College New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Despite the speaking engagements in the first states to hold a caucus and primary, Dean told Vermont Public Radio another bid for the White House is unlikely. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |