Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have long been allies on many issues. Yesterday, in a joint statement, they blasted Trump’s pick of a Wall Street insider as Treasury Secretary.
Sanders, Warren Joint Statement on Trump's Treasury Nominee
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement Wednesday after it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Steve Mnuchin to serve as Treasury secretary:
"During the campaign, Donald Trump told the American people that he was going to change Washington by taking on Wall Street. Donald Trump’s choice for Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, is just another Wall Street insider. That is not the type of change that Donald Trump promised to bring to Washington – that is hypocrisy at its worst. After his bank pocketed billions in taxpayer dollars from the bailout, Mnuchin moved on to make a fortune running another bank that aggressively foreclosed on families still reeling from the crisis. This pick makes clear that Donald Trump wants to cater to the same Wall Street executives that have hurt working families time and again."
Sanders, Warren Joint Statement on Trump's Treasury Nominee
I found no news of the joint statement on the front page yesterday, while they covered another Elizabeth Warren statement on Steve Mnuchin. I guess they just missed this one like they usually miss statements by Bernie. They’re hard to find on the internet. Took me almost a minute to go to http://www.sanders.senate.gov/ and find the statement. And it was covered by news media and other blogs.
As Bernie and Elizabeth Warren work more and more together, we’ll cover it at The Political Revolution. So look here first, because the front page may continue to miss joint Bernie and Elizabeth statements and projects.
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