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Sanders: Carbon tax bill is ‘not political’ but ‘has everything to do with physics’
An aggressive new bill aiming to impose a tax on emissions that drive climate change is “not political,” according to co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), but it “has everything to do with physics.” The proposal is part of a two-bill package introduced Thursday by Sanders and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA),…
Sens. Sanders and Boxer to introduce bill that funnels carbon taxes to American families
A piece of legislation being introduced on Thursday seeks to force the nation’s largest polluters to pay a fee for their carbon and methane emissions, proposing the revenue be used to send a monthly rebate check to American families for costs stemming from the fight against climate change. Though the…
5 Questions For: Sen. Barbara Boxer on backalley abortions, left-wing Obama critics and the economy
Although it’s been almost 20 years since she was first elected to the Senate, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is nonetheless her state’s junior Senator. She’s considered a long-time supporter of women’s reproductive choice and environmentalism, and spoke to Raw Story at the PPL Newsroom at the Democratic National Convention. Raw…
Sen. Sanders: Consumers should know if food is genetically modified
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) on Thursday introduced an amendment to the farm bill that would give states the power to label genetically modified food. “I personally believe, and I think most Americans believe, that when a mother goes to the store and purchases food for her…
Limbaugh: Barbara Boxer supports ‘murdering women before they’re born’
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday blasted Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-FL) as someone who supports “murdering women before they’re born” after she recently claimed that the Republican “war on women” was real. In an op-ed for Politico over the weekend, the Democratic senator wrote that “Republicans have launched a…
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