Tweet - "LIVE: Some of my colleagues in the Senate want to give in to the extortion of the microchip industry and hand them a $76 billion blank check. I say instead let's enact the agenda the American people want."

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"LIVE: Some of my colleagues in the Senate want to give in to the extortion of the microchip industry and hand them a $76 billion blank check. I say instead let's enact the agenda the American people want.

According to a recent AP article, Sen. @MittRomney, reflecting the views I think of many "said that when other countries subsidize the manufacturing of high technology chips, the U.S. must join the club."

I find Sen. Romney's statement about needing to join the club with other foreign countries very curious. Here's why:

Every other major country on earth guarantees health care to all people as a human right. Why aren't we joining that club?

Germany and other countries around the world make public colleges and universities in America tuition free. Let's join that club.

Every other major country on earth guarantees paid family and medical leave to its workers. Every major country. How come we're not joining the club of virtually the entire world?

So, apparently, when corporate America needs a blank check of $76 billion, we do what other countries are doing. When other countries protect the needs of their workers, their children, their elderly somehow that is not a club we join."

@SenSanders

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