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Uncle Joe

(58,370 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 08:27 PM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders Endorsed By Dr. Mary Headrick



Dr. Headrick said, "I proudly voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary last week. His life has been dedicated to the values I hold dear: our economy, our democracy, and the future of our children and all of us.

(snip)

"As Commander-in-chief, Senator Sanders would be wise and effective. He opposed the war in Iraq. His other votes on war and peace show that he has the strong leadership we need, and that he is not afraid to support military action when it is genuinely justified. He has unwavering support for our veterans, having chaired the Senate Veterans Committee and received the VFW Legislator of the Year Award."

Tennessee's early voting ends Tuesday, Feb. 23, and election day is March 1. Dr. Headrick concluded with, "I hope we see a large turnout."

When asked if there was anything else, Dr. Headrick laughed and said, "Lots! His depth, knowledge, and solutions warm my heart. To name just a few, by category, he supports: first, economy: raise the minimum wage above poverty wages, reduce student debt, offer free tuition at public colleges and universities, make healthcare affordable and accessible to all, restore an improved Glass-Steagall bank law and break up the 'too-big-to-fail' banks that caused our 2008 financial collapse. Second, Democracy's 'one person - one vote', reinstate the voting rights act, reform campaign finance and abuse of political action funds by abolishing 'Citizens United' and corporate political personhood, reform the criminal justice system that incarcerates or kills too many. And third, our future: fund large infrastructure transportation and utility projects for our future (and jobs) and transform our electricity and transportation energy so we stop further man-made damage to climate.

"Also, Senator Sanders opposed past trade agreements and opposes TPP (TransPacificPartnership). TransCanada is suing you and I for $15 billion of our tax dollars, out of our pocketbooks, because the XL pipeline wasn't built. Bad trade agreements, like NAFTA, place international corporate profits above our self-rule. NAFTA sent over 650,000 of our U.S. jobs overseas. Remember Levis? Our trade agreements have given us a $531 billion U.S. international trade deficit in 2015.

"I really appreciated being able to vote Bernie Sanders."


http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/2/18/318298/Bernie-Sanders-Endorsed-By-Dr.-Mary.aspx



Dr. Headrick is running for Congress in Tennessee.

http://www.maryheadrick.com/
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