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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/111715 | News November 17 | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News November 17 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Senator Sanders Syrian Refugees Rejecting what he called cheap political talk in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, Sen. Bernie Sanders said that he opposes banning refugees from Syria from entering the U.S., BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, The Associated Press and CNN reported. I am disturbed by some of what I am hearing from my Republican colleagues, and I will just say this: During these difficult times, as Americans we will not succumb to racism. We will not allow ourselves to be divided and succumb to Islamophobia, Sanders said. We will not turn our backs on the refugees. LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK Family LeaveSen. Sanders highlighted his support Sunday for a plan to provide three months of paid leave after a family has a child, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal reported. "You think that we can afford $1.39 per week?" Sanders asked a crowd of more than 400 people, composed largely of college students, gathered for a town hall meeting. It is unconscionable that millions of new parents in this country are forced back to work because they dont have the income to stay home with their newborn babies.LINK, LINK High Drug PricesSen. Sanders would allow Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly and disabled, to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices. That bargaining isnt currently allowed by federal law, a restriction Senate Democrats are seeking to lift through legislation, The Wall Street Journal reported.LINK FDA NomineeEver since Califf was named a deputy commissioner at the FDA in January and then nominated to be chief regulator in September, his long-standing working relationship with the pharmaceutical industry has prompted debate. Among those opposing his nomination are Sen. Sanders and Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, STAT Newsreported.LINK World Obamas ISIS Strategy In response to each of the questions posed by reporters, Obama made his case for a steady and persistent campaign that seeks to gradually shrink the Islamic States territory in Iraq and Syria with airstrikes, slowly build up indigenous ground forces and press for renewed diplomatic negotiations to end Syrias civil war, The Washington Post. LINK Sinai Plane Crash The mid-air explosion of a Russian jetliner over the Sinai desert last month that killed all 224 people on board was the result of a terrorist attack, Russias chief intelligence officer said Tuesday according to The Washington Post. LINK National Freddie Gray Investigation The first independent review of the Baltimore Police Departments response to riots in April found major shortcomings and said officers were unprepared and untrained for the scale and scope of the unrest, The New York Times reported. LINK Vermont Shumlin Defends Private Prisons Vermont houses 271 inmates at a private prison in Michigan, down from 562 out-of-state inmates about five years ago, according to a statement. The states overall inmate population has fallen nearly 18 percent during the same period, to 1,734. Shumlin argued that private prison contracts save moneyand said its nave to suggest Vermont should stop shipping inmates to Michigan., the Burlington Free Press reported. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |