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Hillary Clinton

George II

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10. Not only did Sanders support it, his wife is a commissioner on the Commission....

Reply to beachbum bob (Original post)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 11:48 AM

Jun 2016

....that determined the location(s) for the toxic waste. I'm not sure if she was on it when that decision was made, but the sole purpose of the board is to find locations in Texas to send Vermont and Maine toxic waste. It's called "The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission".

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sanders supported sending low level nuclear waste to a poor latino community [View all] beachbum bob Jun 2016 OP

I remember this bravenak Jun 2016 #1

trump doesn't need latino vote if he is able to make them disinterested in voting for the other guy beachbum bob Jun 2016 #3

Most of us here know, but his side just pretends none of it matters bravenak Jun 2016 #4

It will also be hard for Trump to use this since Sanders won't the his opponent. George II Jun 2016 #11

Damn true bravenak Jun 2016 #22

And now Jane is on the board deciding where to put waste. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #2

I think she's been drawing a salary from that board for a long time. displacedtexan Jun 2016 #5

Yes, do you think there was influence putting her on the board? Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #7

Hiding info is... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #9

Why else would a senator's wife be invited to join a board? displacedtexan Jun 2016 #16

dailykos was all over this earlier this year: George II Jun 2016 #13

C.L.A.S.S.Y. Her Sister Jun 2016 #6

It was none other than the late but always great Sen. Paul Wellstone who fought this tooth and nail, BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #8

Wellstone did not prevail Sanders stripped the amendment of the DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #19

one of the Sandernistas DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #21

Not only did Sanders support it, his wife is a commissioner on the Commission.... George II Jun 2016 #10

Trump would do this to all JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #12

Would there even be any minority communities left if Trump was president? sarae Jun 2016 #14

As far as I know his wife still is a paid member of the committee pandr32 Jun 2016 #15

Yep...most likely 6 figure salary thanks to bernie beachbum bob Jun 2016 #17

I already said in a post that he could say DLCWIdem Jun 2016 #18

What's funny most sanders supporters think this beachbum bob Jun 2016 #20