To increase accountability, so the American people know how you are addressing and voting on very, very important issues, will each of you commit to conduct votes in public where people can see for themselves how you fulfill your responsibility to protect public health and safety?
Bernie Sanders: “To increase accountability, so the American people know how you are addressing and voting on very, very important…”
On the recordDecember 14, 2011
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Senator Sanders calls for public voting to enhance transparency in decision-making.
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