Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders opened-up a double-digit lead in neighboring New Hampshire this week; setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown between the far-left Senator, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden in the Granite State.
“The poll, which was released by the Boston public radio station on Thursday, shows that Sanders’s support has surged over the last month to 29 percent, giving him a double-digit lead over former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is in second place with 17 percent of the vote,” reports The Hill.
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“Former Vice President Joe Biden finished third in the latest poll with 14 percent support, while 13 percent of respondents said that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was their top choice. No other candidates registered more than 10 percent support. Six percent of respondents said they’d support Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), while five percent back tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang,” adds the website.
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Source: The Hill
ADD IT TO THE LIST: Fading Bernie Unveils His $2.5 TRILLION ‘Housing for All’ Plan, Calls for Tax Hikes
Fading Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders unveiled his “Housing for All” plan Wednesday; calling for $2.5 trillion in new spending to expand government programs for low-income Americans.
“In the richest country in the history of the world, every American must have a safe, decent, accessible, and affordable home as a fundamental right,” writes Sanders. “For more than 40 years, we have had an affordable housing crisis in America that has only gotten worse. In America today, over 18 million families are paying more than 50 percent of their income on housing, while last year alone the five largest banks on Wall Street made a record-breaking $111 billion in profits.”
“If we are serious about addressing the affordable housing crisis, we need to build millions of apartments and homes throughout the country that will remain affordable in perpetuity to prevent displacement and serve future generations. And when we do that, we will create millions of good-paying jobs in the process,” adds Bernie.
The new proposal calls for $1.48 trillion to “build, rehabilitate, and preserve” affordable housing across the United States.
It calls for an additional $400 billion to construct 2 million new “units” and $500 million for “development in rural areas.”
Read Sanders’ full plan here.
ANOTHER FREEBIE? Bernie Sanders Vows to Provide ‘Year-Round, Free Universal School Meals’
Vermont Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders called for another federal program this week; saying the government should provide “year-round, free universal school meals” for every student in America.
“‘School lunch debt’ should not exist in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. When we are in the White House, we are going to provide year-round, free universal school meals,” posted Sanders on Instagram.
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