Reacting to Republican Threats to Hold Coronavirus Package Hostage, Sen. Sanders Prepared to Place Hold Over Corporate Welfare
March 26, 2020
March 26, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Unless Senators Graham (R-S.C.), Sasse (R-Neb.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) drop their anti-worker objections to fast-tracking the emergency coronavirus legislation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that he is prepared to put a hold on this legislation to impose strong conditions on the $500 billion corporate welfare fund:
"In my view, it would be an outrage to prevent working- . . .
Unless Senators Graham (R-S.C.), Sasse (R-Neb.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) drop their anti-worker objections to fast-tracking the emergency coronavirus legislation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that he is prepared to put a hold on this legislation to impose strong conditions on the $500 billion corporate welfare fund:
"In my view, it would be an outrage to prevent working- . . .