Bernanke Hold, Floor Speech

Sen. Sanders went to the floor of the US Senate to discuss why he had put a hold on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chairman.

Sen. Sanders went to the floor of the US Senate to discuss why he had put a hold on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chairman.

Sanders discusses his efforts to block the nomination of Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman.
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Sen. Sanders discussed the President Obama's Afghan war speech on MSNBC's "Morning Joe".
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Sanders tells George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" why he will NOT support the re-nomination of Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Sanders is joined on the panel by Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.)
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow gives her take on Sen. Sanders' "Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist" legislation.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show to discuss health care legislation, the public option, and a woman's right to choose.
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Sen. Sanders called for a needed extension of unemployment insurance benefits. The senate passed the legislation after weeks of delays by Republican senators.
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Sen. Sanders made his opening statement as the Senate environment committee began to "mark up" major climate change and clean energy legislation. Meanwhile, every Republican committee member decided to not participate in the hearing.
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The first group of Vermont National Guard soldiers is leaving the state for training before heading to Afghanistan for a yearlong deployment. Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at a departure ceremony at the National Guard base at the Burlington International Airport. The group of 35 soldiers leaving Friday is the vanguard of a larger force that will eventually number about 1500 Vermonters, the largest deployment since World War II. This video is from the live telecast by WCAX in Burlington ...