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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Jan 6, 2016, 06:40 PM Jan 2016

Warren praises Sanders' Wall St. speech

By NICK GASS

Though she has not yet endorsed a presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday offered some strong praise for Bernie Sanders.

"I'm glad @BernieSanders is out there fighting to hold big banks accountable, make our economy safer, & stop the GOP from rigging the system," she tweeted as part of a series supporting the presidential candidate's proposal, which he announced in a speech the previous day. She invoked her own proposed legislation as an example.


In his address, Sanders promised that, as president, he would seek to prosecute Wall Street executives and to tax speculators, as well as to implement what he called a "21st century Glass-Steagall Act" that would restore the boundaries between commercial and investment banking.

"Let’s be clear: This legislation, introduced by my colleague Sen. Elizabeth Warren, aims at the heart of the shadow banking system," Sanders said. "In my view, Sen. Warren, is right. Dodd-Frank should have broken up Citigroup and other 'too- big-to-fail' banks into pieces. And that’s exactly what we need to do. And that’s what I commit to do as president."


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-wall-street-217401

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Warren praises Sanders' Wall St. speech (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2016 OP
Warren is doing what we all here should be doing, supporting both candidates in randys1 Jan 2016 #1
In my opinion Elizabeth should have run... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #4
I agree terrencebone Feb 2016 #5
VP material. Ivan Kaputski Jan 2016 #2
I want an endorsement! rpritchard93 Jan 2016 #3

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. Warren is doing what we all here should be doing, supporting both candidates in
Wed Jan 6, 2016, 06:45 PM
Jan 2016

positive ways.

The other day she said something nice about Hillary, too.

This is how political parties work, and now more than ever, we best work with them.

TTUBatfan2008

(3,623 posts)
4. In my opinion Elizabeth should have run...
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:30 AM
Feb 2016

She would destroy the gender card that is currently being used to distract from the biggest problem in American politics today: massive corporate corruption in both parties. Both are 100% owned and operated by corporations. There are a lot of disturbing facts about the Clinton family and their policies. Elizabeth Warren would be allowed to bring up the truth without being called a sexist.

terrencebone

(11 posts)
5. I agree
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 06:47 PM
Feb 2016

First, I think her forceful official neutrality in the face of pressure from her colleagues has a more continuing effect than an endorsement would.

But also, I believe the desired political revolution involves seeing beyond any single election or any single candidate to a longer term focus on strengthening progressive ideology, leaders, and grass roots mobilization that fight on however long that takes.

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