Bernie Sanders Accomplished More Than Hillary Clinton Ever Did

By teleSUR

23 October 15

A poll released Thursday shows Sanders narrowing in on Clinton with 41 percent of voter’s preference, versus Hilarry’s 48 percent.

residential hopeful for the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders, has accomplished more as a lawmaker than his contender Hillary Clinton ever did, an in fact, he is one of the most effective members of Congress, Alternet said, as the socialist politician gains on the former U.S. secretary of state and first lady, according to polls released Thursday.

Sanders and Clinton have both grown in popularity in Iowa, and the gap between them has narrowed to seven percentage points. According to a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll, Clinton has 48 percent of the voter's preference, Sanders, 41.

Sanders has been increasing his popularity among voters gradually and in fact he is way ahead of the race in comparison to where President Barack Obama stood at this stage of the campaign back in 2007, and as more information surfaces highlighting his qualifications over those of Clinton, his followers increase.

Sanders has been very effective in looking after the most vulnerable sectors of his country's society, Alternet suggested, as he passed bills, “both big and small, that have reshaped American policy on key issues like poverty, the environment and health care,” the website added.

“As difficult as it may be to believe, a socialist from Vermont is one of its most accomplished members,” said the author of the Alternet article, Zaid Jilani.

Alternet reminded readers that between 1994 and 2006 Sanders crowned himself as the “amendment king” despite the fact that the most right-wing Republicans in a generation controlled the House of Representatives.

He proved to be more efficient and pro-active than right-wingers like Bob Barr and John Boehner, Jilani wrote.

The veteran senator from Vermont passed exclusively progressive amendments, which was particularly orginal in Congress. He pushed forward his objectives to reduce poverty, help the environment, by achieving bipartisan coalitions of Republicans who wanted to shrink government or hold it accountable, as well as progressives who wanted to use it to empower Americans.

Also, Sanders became the first lawmaker to ever achieve an audit of funds given out by the Federal Reserve, bringing transparency to over US$2 trillion of funds handed out by the secretive organization, Alternet added.

Alternet offered a long list of the major amendments Sanders has effectively pushed forward, including the February 1995 Corporate Crime Accountability amendment, as well as the Saving Money, for Colleges and Taxpayers in April 1998. This just to mention a few of the many efforts that translated into benefits, including protection measures for troops, for reduction of poverty, for affordable healthcare and many more.