Sanders the chair gets realistic: ‘I am not naive’

Dec 16 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

After three decades in Congress that earned him iconic status on the American left, Bernie Sanders is preparing for a different role in his next act.

He ran twice for president, then pushed an all-Democratic government as far left as it could possibly go, and now the Vermont independent is set to take over the Senate’s prestigious Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee next year. The panel is the perfect platform for Sanders’ top issues, like Medicare for All. It also...

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