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Left-wing Sen. Bernie Sanders announces re-election bid
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who has served in the Senate since early 2007, has announced that he will seek another term in office.
In a video announcing his plan to seek re-election, he pushed climate alarmism ideology. "This is a global crisis. We must work with every country on earth to cut carbon emissions and save the planet for our kids and future generations," Sanders claimed.
"We must codify Roe v. Wade into national law," he also said in the video.
Sanders, who is currently 82, would be 89 by the conclusion of his next term if he were to win re-election.
Before serving in the Senate, Sanders had been a member of the House of Representatives for 16 years.
Other left-wing lawmakers expressed support for Sanders.
"Bernie's lifelong commitment to progressive values provides invaluable leadership in the United States Senate. From Medicare for All to the Green New Deal, I am lucky to be his partner in the tough fights to secure a better world. Let's keep fighting," Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts said in a tweet.
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"Bernie showed us we don't have to settle for half-measures, that we are right to demand that democracy work for ALL of us. @BernieSanders has been a leader for decades. It's time to send him back to Congress to continue fighting for working-class people across the country," Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York declared in a post.
"Bernie will always fight for the America that lives up to what it says on paper — the one we deserve. Thrilled to have his voice for a fourth term in the Senate," Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota tweeted.
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Amid high gas prices, woke lawmakers press the Federal Reserve to require 'financial institutions to stop fossil fuel financing'
Even as Americans endure the financial burden of high gas prices, a group of Democratic lawmakers is pushing climate alarmism by pressing the Fed to require financial institutions to cease fossil fuel financing.
"To protect the stability of the U.S. financial system, the Federal Reserve must thoroughly understand and address climate risks and ensure that the financial institutions it oversees do the same, including by requiring them to reduce fossil fuel-financed emissions in line with science-based climate targets," the legislators declared in their letter to Federal Reserve System board of governors chair Jerome Powell.
"Although banks are already claiming to support reducing financed emissions, even achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, they continue to finance the fossil fuel industry to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars annually," the letter states.
"The climate crisis is already placing a heavy financial burden on Americans and the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve must take the necessary steps to protect the stability of the financial system by fully understanding climate risks and requiring financial institutions to stop fossil fuel financing," the letter declares.
The Democrats who signed the letter include Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, as well as Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Barbara Lee of California, and André Carson of Indiana.
"Climate change is real and climate risk is here. That's why @SenMarkey & I are leading a call for the @FederalReserve to address the financial risks of climate change and require financial institutions to stop fossil fuel financing," Pressley tweeted.
The AAA national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.881 as of September 18.
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Democrats don 'ABORTION' pins with heart-shaped cutouts
Democratic lawmakers are openly touting their pro-choice position by donning "ABORTION" pins.
Leftist Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts announced that he wore an "ABORTION" pin to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday — the lawmaker posted a photo of the pin, which spells out the word "ABORTION" and features a heart-shaped cut out in one of the letters.
"I'm wearing my abortion pin from @PPFA to tonight's State of the Union address. Abortion is essential healthcare and we need to codify this right," the Democrat tweeted.
\u201cI\u2019m wearing my abortion pin from @PPFA to tonight\u2019s State of the Union address. Abortion is essential healthcare and we need to codify this right.\u201d— Ed Markey (@Ed Markey) 1675817800
The stunt elicited reactions of revulsion from many on social media, with Ben Shapiro calling the move "vile" and the House Judiciary GOP account labeling it "disgusting."
"What's disgusting is the GOP's obsession with controlling people’s bodies," Markey responded.
Others also commented on the senator's pro-abortion post.
"Democrat man wears pin showing his love of abortion, which violently ends human life in the mother's womb," Mollie Hemingway tweeted.
Circling the heart-shaped cutout in the pin, LifeNews.com noted, "Actually, abortion stops a beating heart."
"Love the cute little heart! WHOOPS! Next year why not just rebrand it as KILLKIDZ? And add a fun rainbow GROOMER pin!" Eric Metaxas sarcastically wrote.
"Nobody wears an American flag pin because they want patriotism to be safe, legal & rare," Dan McLaughlin tweeted.
In addition to wearing the pin, Markey said that he brought an "abortion rights activist" to the speech as his guest.
\u201c.@_KateDineen and I are ready to hear @POTUS give his SOTU address. With attacks on abortion rights in our courts and our states, it\u2019s never been more urgent to guarantee abortion access and codify this essential right. Thank you Kate for joining me and for sharing your story.\u201d— Ed Markey (@Ed Markey) 1675819838
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania also posted a photo of herself sporting one of the pins. "I say the word, I wear the word. Abortion care is health care. Abortion care saves lives," Dean tweeted on Tuesday. She chose an "abortion patient advocate" as her State of the Union guest.
"Every abortion stops a beating heart. Pretty ghoulish to support violence in the womb," Hemingway pointed out in response to Dean's post.
\u201cI say the word, I wear the word.\n\nAbortion care is health care.\n\nAbortion care saves lives.\u201d— Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (@Congresswoman Madeleine Dean) 1675802099
"Because the Republican agenda is to keep our union divided, then it must be through the pursuit of justice that we will heal and strengthen it—economic justice, climate justice, health justice, and racial justice. That is the commitment President Biden is delivering on, and the future that Democrats in Congress must continue to build," Markey said in a statement on Tuesday.
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