Post by Logan on Mar 20, 2017 2:55:50 GMT -6
ST. JOHNSBURY — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., urged his Vermont constituents Thursday to push back against plans by President Donald Trump to implement policies and federal budget cuts that Sanders argues are amoral and bad for the country.
In a town hall meeting at a senior center in St. Johnsbury, Sanders said the Republican president would not get all he is asking for in his proposed budget, released Thursday. To ensure that he doesn’t, people should let their opinions be known, Sanders said.
“We are not yet living … in an authoritarian society,” the independent senator said when asked if anything could be done to oppose Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. “Just because the president wants something does not mean that he is going to have it.”
He said opposition by the American people has already prompted the Republican-led Congress to consider dialing back some of Trump’s proposals.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/articles/sanders-says-all-trump-wants-not-possible-to-get/
In a town hall meeting at a senior center in St. Johnsbury, Sanders said the Republican president would not get all he is asking for in his proposed budget, released Thursday. To ensure that he doesn’t, people should let their opinions be known, Sanders said.
“We are not yet living … in an authoritarian society,” the independent senator said when asked if anything could be done to oppose Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. “Just because the president wants something does not mean that he is going to have it.”
He said opposition by the American people has already prompted the Republican-led Congress to consider dialing back some of Trump’s proposals.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/articles/sanders-says-all-trump-wants-not-possible-to-get/