American Ambitions: Bernie Sanders and Calif Sen

american ambitions: Rich Pedroncelli/AP By Hailey Fuchs and Hailey Fuchs National political reporter Email Bio Follow Michael Scherer Michael Scherer National political reporter covering campaigns, Congress and the White House Email Bio Follow August 22CHICO, Calif, according to The Independent. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks Thursday at a climate-focused town hall meeting in Chico, Calif. Bernie Sanders proposed a 16.3 trillion climate plan Thursday, an expansive blueprint meant to enlarge American ambitions on combating planetary warming in a presidential campaign already marked by aggressive Democratic approaches. He would offer billions in subsidies to replace gas-guzzling vehicles with electric ones by 2030, a new public system of clean electricity generation that could sideline private utilities, and an infrastructure program that would remake much of the economy and employ an estimated 20 million more Americans. The Sanders proposal, like his plan to replace private health insurance with a federal system, envisions a significant expansion of the government's role in the economy. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.