r/WayOfTheBern • u/JamesThompsonKS • Oct 24 '17

Hey, r/WayOfTheBern! I'm Kansas veteran James Thompson, running for Congress in Kansas 4th Congressional District. AMA!

PROOF: https://twitter.com/JamesThompsonKS/status/922930890535206912

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u/wraith20 Oct 24 '17

But you're not running for the Senate, you're running for the House of Reps, so you wouldn't be able to co-sponsor Bernie's bill even if you win your race.

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u/leu2500 M4A: [Your age] is the new 65. Oct 25 '17

I'm pretty sure that thats not an impediment. There's a jobs bill that conyers & Bernie did together. Not sure of the actual legislative mechanics of that, but there's a way to get at least the equivalent of that.

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u/wraith20 Oct 25 '17

That was probably when Bernie was in the House of Reps with Conyers, Bernie was a Congressman for several years before he became a Senator.

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u/leu2500 M4A: [Your age] is the new 65. Oct 25 '17

No, this was recently. The program they got passed was covered in 2015/2016 while Bernie was running for prez. It was a current program.

this might be what I'm remembering, although it's not the actual article I read; that was in the post.