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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders Not A Fan Of Offsetting Hurricane Disaster Relief With Budget Cuts
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose home state of Vermont suffered severe floods from the remnants of Hurricane Irene, isn't big on Republican Rep. Eric Cantor's plan to offset federal disaster relief with cuts from the budget.
"I think that is totally absurd, and I find it ironic that the same people who are making that type of proposal are the type of people who voted to bailout Wall Street, no offset," Sanders told TPM on Thursday.
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Barack Obama
Republicans Yuck It Up When Obama Says He's Not For Class Warfare
The Republican side of the House floor burst into laughter during President Barack Obama's big jobs speech on Thursday when he said his plan "isn't class warfare."
They also didn't take to kindly when President Obama name-dropped billionaire Warren Buffet, who he said "pays a lower tax rate than even his secretary -- an outrage he has asked us to fix."
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