Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders condemned Trump’s order to freeze all federal loans and grants, calling it a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism” and “blatantly unconstitutional.”

The directive, exempting Social Security and Medicare, is expected to impact universities, nonprofits, food assistance programs, health centers, and disabled veterans.

Sanders emphasized that Congress holds the “power of the purse” and urged Americans to oppose the order.

Attorneys general are preparing legal challenges to overturn the freeze.

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    26 days ago

    Absolutely. There are also Dems in Congress/Senate that have been voting yea to his bills. It’s disgusting.

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      26 days ago

      “Yeah, every single Republican hates us and are openly corrupt, but like 2 Dems (usually caucusing Independents) are also bad.”

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        26 days ago

        Im confused, are we supposed to pretend that there aren’t also democrats that are voting for Trump initiatives? Because trying to remove accountability for that seems idiotic.

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          26 days ago

          Drawing attention to the outliers that vote against party lines is something that is often done by concern trolls to argue both sides are the same and sow apathy for democrats. This is most noticeable around election time.

          You may not be trying to do that but your comment resembles what they would say. Usually blaming all democrats for the actions of a few going against the party.

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        26 days ago

        Im not understanding what you’re trying to say. There are five or so Democrats voting for Trumps antics. And yes, all the Republicans vote down the line, that’s what they do.

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          26 days ago

          I’m trying to say we need to support Democrats unconditionally if we want anything to improve. Any Democrat is better than Any Republican.

          Whats your example on 5?