Sanders Statement on McConnell Effort to End Defense and Non-Defense Spending Parity

Sanders Statement on McConnell Effort to End Defense and Non-Defense Spending ParityBURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 5 – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sharply criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Friday for his efforts to end seven years of budget agreements regarding parity for defense and non-defense spending. Sanders feared that McConnell was pushing the Senate toward a government shutdown with his efforts to end these longstanding bipartisan agreements. Sanders said:
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