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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/110415 | News November 4 | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News November 4 Wednesday, November 4, 2015 All In Sen. Sanders joined MSNBCs All In with Chris Hayes Tuesday to discuss the Koch brothers. What these guys are doing is spending unbelievable sums of money, $900 million of this campaign, to support right wing candidates who are going to war big-time against working families and the middle class, Sanders said.VIDEO Drilling on Public Lands Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sanders will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to block further oil and gas drilling on federal lands, Politico and The Hill reported. The bill, Merkley said Tuesday, is designed to combat climate change. Scientists say keeping the large stores of untapped fossil fuel reserves underground will help keep the Earth from warning more than 2 degrees Celsius, the threshold they predict will usher in the worst of global warming. It also is designed to say: this is a credible policy strategy, bring it in to full public discussion, he said. Hopefully it will also become part of the debate in our election process, which is unfolding before us. LINK, LINK Paid to Work Senators running for president often miss a lot of Senate votes, but theyre not Bernie Sanders, McClatchy reported. The Vermont senator has missed just 4 percent of Senate votes, compared to 42 percent for Rubio, MSNBC calculated -- and Sanders says he doesnt like to miss any. That's kind of what I'm paid to do, Sanders told MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday. He added that he would miss votes, but said I'm trying to miss as few as I possibly can. I am extraordinarily proud to represent my great state in the Senate, Sanders said. Were working very hard on a number of issues. And while it is difficult and very time-consuming to be a full-time candidate and to be a full-time senator, that is at the moment what I'm trying to do. LINK Al Gore Echoing the views of the Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sanders, Al Gore said at the DealBook conference in New York that Exxons actions were similar to those of the tobacco industry in the 1980s, when it denied that smoking could cause health problems, The New York Times reported. In an emailed statement in response to Gores comments, an Exxon Mobil representative said: We unequivocally reject the allegations that we misled anyone on climate research. The media reports upon which these allegations are based are inaccurate distortions of ExxonMobils nearly 40 years of climate research. LINK National Houston Votes Down Anti-Discrimination Law A yearlong battle over gay and transgender rights that turned into a costly, ugly war of words between this citys lesbian mayor and social conservatives ended Tuesday as voters repealed an anti-discrimination ordinance that had attracted attention from the White House, sports figures and Hollywood celebrities, The New York Times reported. The City Council passed the measure in May, but it was in limbo after opponents succeeded, following a lengthy court fight, in putting the matter to a referendum. Supporters said the ordinance was similar to those approved in 200 other cities and prohibited bias in housing, employment, city contracting and business services for 15 protected classes, including race, age, sexual orientation and gender identity. LINK Ohio Marijuana Ballot Measure Fails Ohioans pushed a monopoly marijuana-legalization proposal out the door Tuesday by a nearly 2-to-1 vote, The Columbus Dispatch reported. But the question is, will pot make a comeback? Although Issue 3 was handily defeated, the debate and conversations about the issue have convinced House Speaker Cliff Rosenberg, R-Clarksville, and other state lawmakers who were staunchly opposed to legalization to now say it may be time to move ahead with medical marijuana. LINK Editorial: Kids in Handcuffs Such police-driven discipline is even used against the very young. The Justice Department filed court papers last month in support of a civil rights lawsuit brought by the parents of two disabled children one 8 years old, the other 9 who attended public school in Kenton County, Ky. Both children have severe disabilities that make it difficult for them to follow instructions. In both cases, a deputy sheriff responded to misbehavior by handcuffing the children. Their arms were so tiny that the cuffs were applied at the biceps, The New York Times Editorial Board wrote. LINK Vermont Racist Flier Burlington police have released grainy surveillance photos of a "person of interest" in the distribution of Ku Klux Klan fliers within the city late last week, the Burlington Free Press reported. At least two Burlington residents received the racially charged posters last Thursday. The images were taken in a downtown Burlington copy center, Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said. In response to the distribution of the fliers, the community gathered for a rally Saturday afternoon in Burlington to speak out against the KKK. About 100 people attended. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |