{Political_Views} Bernie Buzz: Thank You

If you are having trouble viewing this message, you can view the message online. July 13, 2011 135,000 Shout Out for Shared Sacrifice As the White House deficit talks heated up, more than 135,000 of you signed Bernie's letter to President Obama. Stand tall, the letter says. Listen to the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe deficit reduction must be about shared sacrifice. Don't yield to right-wing Republican demands to preserve tax breaks for the wealthy while slashing programs for working families, the elderly, the sick, the children and the poor, the letter said. Amid wrangling over the size of the package, Bernie cut to the chase. "The issue is not whether it's a big deal or a small deal. The issue is whether it's a fair deal," he told Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC. Read Bernie's letter to the president -- and add your name » Watch Bernie and Dylan discuss the deal making » Mr. President, Keep Your Word Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, the White House at the eleventh hour injected Social Security into the deficit negotiations. "Where does this come from?" Sanders asked in a Senate speech. The president understands that Social Security hasn't contributed a dime to the deficit. It has a $2.6 trillion surplus. It can pay every benefit owed to every eligible American for the next 25 years. Then there's this fact: Obama promised in 2008 that he would not cut Social Security. "Keep your word," the senator thundered. Watch excerpts from Bernie's speech» Watch the White House hem and haw » Energy Efficiency Businesses and schools in Vermont are showing the nation how to save money while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Five outstanding examples were recognized by Bernie on Monday at a Burlington school where a geothermal system has reduced heating costs by 75 percent - saving more than $45,000 - in its first year of operation. Read more » 10 Million Solar Roofs The Senate energy committee on Tuesday considered a bill that would lower the cost of solar power and put the United States on track to install 10 million solar systems on homes and businesses by 2020. Bernie's bill focuses on lowering the cost of solar energy by helping communities reduce local permit charges, which can account for up to one-fifth of the cost of installing solar units. Watch Bernie at the hearing » Read more » Join the conversation:      What do you think? TAKE THE POLL What's your priority, creating jobs or cutting deficits? » In Other News SOCIAL SECURITY LA Times: Obama faces heat from the left over Social Security  » MEDICARE The Nation's John Nichols looks into reports that President Obama offered to raise the Medicare eligibility age and says, "He should take significant heat"  » A BLUNT APPRAISAL "If they … really come down heavy on working families and children and the elderly and they expect me to matter-of-factly vote for it, they'll have another thing coming," Bernie told The Washington Post  » MIDDLE CLASS COLLAPSE Inspired in part by a speech Bernie gave about the effects of budget cuts on the middle class, Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese created a new video  » THE RICH GET RICHER turns out that the good times are even better than we thought for American chief executives, according to The New York Times  » Upcoming Events THOM HARTMANN PROGRAM Listen Fridays at noon ET for "Brunch with Bernie"  » Please do not respond to this email, it is not a monitored address. If you would like to send Senator Sanders a comment click here. To unsubscribe to all newsletters from this sender, click here. Privacy Policy

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