Thursday, January 7, 2016

Elizabeth Warren Endorses Bernie Sanders' Anti-Wall Street Campaign


By Cristina Silva, Jan 06, 2015 Ibtimes

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the nation's strongest proponents of financial reform, praised Bernie Sanders' plan to hold Wall Street accountable Wednesday in a move that could rally support for his struggling presidential campaign. The Massachusetts Democrat has not endorsed a presidential candidate in the 2016 contest, but her support for Sanders as he and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton fight over who can best tackle Wall Street reforms will likely be viewed favorably by his campaign.

"I'm glad @BernieSanders is out there fighting to hold big banks accountable, make our economy safer, & stop the GOP from rigging the system," Warren tweeted of Sanders' Wall Street plan, which he announced in a speech in New York City Tuesday. She also wrote: "11 big banks are still so risky that if any one started to fail, they'd need a gov bailout or risk taking down the economy — again," and then added in a series of tweets supporting Sanders, "We need to level the playing field and end too big to fail."

 
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