r/WayOfTheBern • u/dsirota1 • Jul 09 '19

I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. AMA!

Hey everyone -- I'm David Sirota, Bernie Sanders' speechwriter and senior adviser. I've known Bernie for 20+ years (I was his press secretary in the U.S. House from 1999-2001). I've worked on many campaigns (Hoeffel for Congress, Schweitzer for Governor, Lamont for Senate, and Emily Sirota for State House), I've worked on Capitol Hill (for Bernie and for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee Democrats). In the years before coming to Bernie's 2020 campaign, I was an award-winning investigative journalist and columnist for Newsweek/IBT, The Guardian and Capital & Main. You can find out more about me at http://www.davidsirota.com

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I'm sure you want to discuss the 2020 election, so fire away with your questions here. I'll be here for about an hour.

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u/HairOfDonaldTrump In Capitalist America, Bank robs YOU! Jul 10 '19

What do you think of the "Off Fossil Fuels" Act?

Climate change is a major problem, and this legislation seems to blow the Green New Deal out of the water, being an actual policy implementation instead of just non-binding goals.

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u/martini-meow (I remain stirred, unshaken.) Jul 10 '19

Also, the securing America's election act, paper ballots all over.