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amy: i want to play a clip of independent senator bernie sanders. this was one point $2 trillion appropriations bill that keeps the government open through october but it includes shipping funding to unrwa. the bill vote 74-24. bernie sanders voted no because of the stripping of funding to unrwa. >> tens of thousands of people are starving. unrwa is trying to feed them and the israeli government and its allies like a spend much of their time lobbying that unrwa, which is feeding starving people. sadly, tragically, many members of congress seem to be happy to be part of this starvation caucus. amy: tamara alrifai, if you can respond? also the fact that 30,000 member agency unrwa is not just serving the people who base famine in gaza but also throughout the middle east -- we're talking about lebanon and jordan? >> that is a great point. to remind unrwa is the agency that is fully in charge of palestine refugees. from registering them and their descendants to offering a very sturdy education and assistance to them to offering primary health care. strip
amy: i want to play a clip of independent senator bernie sanders. this was one point $2 trillion appropriations bill that keeps the government open through october but it includes shipping funding to unrwa. the bill vote 74-24. bernie sanders voted no because of the stripping of funding to unrwa. >> tens of thousands of people are starving. unrwa is trying to feed them and the israeli government and its allies like a spend much of their time lobbying that unrwa, which is feeding starving...
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bernie sanders who raised it for years, shaking biden's hand, because there were key parts which are part of the democratic agenda and have been put aside in the context of the neoliberal model. i think biden channeled a lot of important progressive ideas is a measure that he can be moved but we are seeing how rigid -- i think rigidity is the right word, again, on the foreign policy issues, that capture priorities, capture funding. it is seen the defense department budget, which is largely -- larger than 10 other countries combined, yet we are still seeking. there should be a similar program that there is with pharma with the defense industry. the military-industrial complex. to bill hartung on the case to just understand the money that is wasted. there has been no audit of the pentagon for decades, if ever. i think these are issues that are comparable and strike the domestic agenda instead of capture. amy: biden also focused on reproductive rights, which has become a galvanizing issue for the democratic party. pres. biden: state laws banning the freedom to choose, criminalizing doct
bernie sanders who raised it for years, shaking biden's hand, because there were key parts which are part of the democratic agenda and have been put aside in the context of the neoliberal model. i think biden channeled a lot of important progressive ideas is a measure that he can be moved but we are seeing how rigid -- i think rigidity is the right word, again, on the foreign policy issues, that capture priorities, capture funding. it is seen the defense department budget, which is largely --...
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meanwhile, on capitol hill, a group of senators led by bernie sanders, jeff merkley, and chris van hollen are calling on biden to cut off military aid to israel if it continues to block u.s. humanitarian aid from entering gaza. the senators cited the 1961 foreign assistance act, which bars military aid to countries that restrict the transport or delivery of u.s. humanitarian assistance. earlier today, at least four palestinians were killed in an israeli airstrike on unrwa aid distribution office in rafah. health officials in gaza say israeli attacks killed another 80 people in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since october 7 to over 31,200, including more than 12,300 children. the u.n. relief agency unrwa says more children were killed in the first four months of israel's assault on gaza than in all other wars over the past four years combined. in the occupied west bank, israeli forces have killed at least four palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy as it carried out raids. according to health officials, at least 427 palestinians have been killed in the west bank by israeli f
meanwhile, on capitol hill, a group of senators led by bernie sanders, jeff merkley, and chris van hollen are calling on biden to cut off military aid to israel if it continues to block u.s. humanitarian aid from entering gaza. the senators cited the 1961 foreign assistance act, which bars military aid to countries that restrict the transport or delivery of u.s. humanitarian assistance. earlier today, at least four palestinians were killed in an israeli airstrike on unrwa aid distribution...
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amy: i want to turn -- you have independent bernie sanders opposing the bill joined by two democratic senators who broke ranks with the party. jeff merkley, who went with you to the rafah border crossing, and the other vermont senator, peter welch. this is welch. >> i voted against the supplemental for one key reason. i cannot in good conscience support sending billions of additional taxpayer dollars for prime minister netanyahu's military campaign in gaza. it is a campaign that has killed and wounded a shocking number of civilians. it has created a massive humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. it has inflamed tensions in middle east, eroding support among arab states that had been aligned with israel. of course it has severely compromised any remaining hope, almost all remaining hope, for a two state solution that we all know is ultimately essential for peace in the middle east. amy: senator chris van hollen, do you disagree with your fellow colleague? you have been so outspoken on this issue as well but took a different stance on voted for the bill. >> i don't disagree with what
amy: i want to turn -- you have independent bernie sanders opposing the bill joined by two democratic senators who broke ranks with the party. jeff merkley, who went with you to the rafah border crossing, and the other vermont senator, peter welch. this is welch. >> i voted against the supplemental for one key reason. i cannot in good conscience support sending billions of additional taxpayer dollars for prime minister netanyahu's military campaign in gaza. it is a campaign that has...
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and senator bernie sanders has introduced legislation calling for a 32-hour work week. sanders said the proposal is not a radical idea as countries and companies around the world increasingly adopt shorter work weeks, and record the same -- or in many cases higher -- rates of productivity. sanders said technological advances have benefited corporations and ceo's while leaving out workers and that ai threatens to further deepen this inequality. on thursday, a senate panel held a hearing on the issue. this is uaw president shawn fain, who pushed for a 32-hour workweek in his union's initial contract demands to the big three automakers last fall. >> but time, just like every precious resource in our society, is not freely given to the working class. since the industrial revolution, we have seen productivity in our society skyrocket. with the advance of technology, one worker is doing what 12 workers used to do. more profit is being squeezed out of every hour, every minute, every second. who is going to act to fix this epidemic of lives donated by work? are the employers go
and senator bernie sanders has introduced legislation calling for a 32-hour work week. sanders said the proposal is not a radical idea as countries and companies around the world increasingly adopt shorter work weeks, and record the same -- or in many cases higher -- rates of productivity. sanders said technological advances have benefited corporations and ceo's while leaving out workers and that ai threatens to further deepen this inequality. on thursday, a senate panel held a hearing on the...
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independent senator bernie sanders voted no for cuts the bill because it stripped funding to unrwa for the next year. >> tens of thousands of people are starving. unrwa is trying to feed them and the israeli government and super pacs looking to defund unrwa which is feeding starving people. tragically, many members of congress same to be happy to be part of this starvation caucus. amy: in the house, the spending bill was approved 286 to 134. new york congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez, who voted no, accused israel of committing genocide. >> if you want to know what an unfolding genocide looks like, open your eyes. it looks like the forest famine of 1.1 million innocents. it looks like thousands of children eating grass as their bodies consume themselves while trucks of food are slowed and halted just miles away. it looks like good and decent people who do nothing or too little, too late. it is against united states law to provide weapons to forces who block united states humanitarian assistance. and that is exactly what is happening right now. amy: israeli defense minister yoav ga
independent senator bernie sanders voted no for cuts the bill because it stripped funding to unrwa for the next year. >> tens of thousands of people are starving. unrwa is trying to feed them and the israeli government and super pacs looking to defund unrwa which is feeding starving people. tragically, many members of congress same to be happy to be part of this starvation caucus. amy: in the house, the spending bill was approved 286 to 134. new york congressmember alexandria...
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and senator bernie sanders and congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez reintroduced the green new deal for public housing act this week to address the dual crises of climate change and unaffordable housing. this is aoc. >> green new deal for public housing would admittedly replenish the multibillion-dollar back out for public housing repairs, repealed the bear claws amendment, invest billions of dollars over 10 years to preserve, upgrade, and expand our public housing stop zero carbon emissions while creating 280,000 jobs in america. it would end the of government neglect and privatization of our public housing stock. it addresses unsustainable rent prices. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in israel to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu as the united states has introduced a u.n. security council resolution for a ceasefire in gaza. despite mounting international pressure, israel is continuing its war on the besieged territory. the isra
and senator bernie sanders and congressmember alexandria ocasio-cortez reintroduced the green new deal for public housing act this week to address the dual crises of climate change and unaffordable housing. this is aoc. >> green new deal for public housing would admittedly replenish the multibillion-dollar back out for public housing repairs, repealed the bear claws amendment, invest billions of dollars over 10 years to preserve, upgrade, and expand our public housing stop zero carbon...
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stopping military sales to israel, an issue that certainly senator bernie sanders and senator merkley and others have called for, do you think that would make a difference? >> it would make a tremendous difference. the united states is not just tolerating this genocide, it is, in legal terms, complicit because of its provision of military support, weapons, economic support, diplomatic cover of intelligence support, and the use of its official podiums to disseminate propaganda for genocide on behalf of the israelis. any piece of that puzzle that is removed, especially discontinuing the provision of military aid during the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, will make a much more significant change that in international resolution will be able to make. amy: craig mokhiber, international human rights lawyer who formerly served as the director of the new york office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights, where he worked for more than 30 years as a human rights official. resigning in october over the u.n.'s failure to adequately address the israe
stopping military sales to israel, an issue that certainly senator bernie sanders and senator merkley and others have called for, do you think that would make a difference? >> it would make a tremendous difference. the united states is not just tolerating this genocide, it is, in legal terms, complicit because of its provision of military support, weapons, economic support, diplomatic cover of intelligence support, and the use of its official podiums to disseminate propaganda for genocide...