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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/093016 | News September 30 | 2016-09-30 | 2016 | 2016-09 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News September 30 Friday, September 30, 2016 Tavis Smiley Sen. Sanders sat down with Tavis Smiley on PBS to talk about his takeaways from the debate. One Two Pacific Trade Deal A dozen senators including Sens. Bernie Sanders, Sherrrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren urged President Obama to remove the global super court known as investor-state dispute settlement from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, BuzzFeed reported. McConnell: Trade Deal Is Dead The Senate’s top Republican said Thursday that the sweeping 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal championed by President Obama will remain on ice until another president revives it. McConell was in favor of the deal before trade became a major issue in the presidential race, pushed front and center by candidates such as Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, The Washington Post reported. Pressure to Appoint Wall Street Sheriffs Sanders and Democratic Party progressives intent on reining in Wall Street are pushing Hillary Clinton to choose people to head the Treasury, SEC and other agencies who will crack down on big banks, Reuters reported. IRS Helps Wealthiest Americans This U.S. presidential campaign, and particularly that of Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, moved the issue of income inequality front and center. Now new numbers show the top 1 percent gets 27 percent of the tax breaks doled out by the federal government, Bloomberg reported. Rutland Refugees The State Department has approved the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Rutland, according to the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. Vermont's congressional delegation — Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch — issued a joint statement praising the decision and hailing the news that a separate federal grant of $150,000 will be used to help the refugees find jobs and "achieve self-sufficiency,” Seven Days reported. 9/11 Bill Barack Obama suffered a unique political blow on Wednesday, when the US Congress overturned his veto of a bill that would allow families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, and her primary opponent, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, were both campaigning on her behalf and were not present for the vote, The Guardian reported. Column: Too Big to Jail “ Sanders had it right: Fraud is the business model,” Robert Borosage wrote for The Nation. “When the dust settles, Stumpf will no doubt be pushed out and retire a rich man. But politicians are learning that there’s a cost to being in Wall Street’s pocket—and a potential benefit to taking the big banks on. The suites are still lawless, but a posse has begun to form.” World Shimon Peres Funeral On a cloudless blue morning, an honor guard brought the flag-draped casket of Shimon Peres to the Mt. Herzl national cemetery Friday as 100 world leaders and dignitaries from 70 countries bid farewell to the former Israeli leader and Nobel laureate whose dreams of Israeli-Palestinian peace remain elusive, The Washington Post reported. National Train Crashes in Hoboken A commuter train crashed into one of the busiest train stations in the New York area during the morning rush on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring more than 100 others and creating a scene of chaos and destruction, The New York Times reported. Paid Leave The Obama administration, in its latest effort to update workplace policies it says have lagged far behind the realities of Americans’ lives, will require federal government contractors to provide paid sick leave to their workers. The rule will directly impact more than 1.1 million people once fully in effect and enables workers to accrue up to seven days of paid sick leave a year, The New York Times reported. Vermont Johnson, Lyndon State to Merge Johnson and Lyndon state colleges will soon become one, unified institution. The Vermont State Colleges' Board of Trustees approved Thursday morning a plan, penned by Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the five-college system, to bring the two Vermont schools under one administration. The first class of students in the new institution will walk on campus Fall 2018, the Burlington Free Press reported. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |