Bernie Sanders plans to take Senate committee on the road to give voice to working-class struggles

Sen. Bernard Sanders says he plans on taking the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the road in the hopes of spotlighting the economic divide between the working class and billionaires. Mr. Sanders, a Vermont independent and three-time presidential contender, is expected to take the reins of the powerful committee next month and plans to hit the road to pressure Congress to embrace policies he believes would reverse economic trends that have eroded the working class’s faith in democracy. “Our job is now for Congress to have the courage to take on the powerful corporate interest and their lobbyist…
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