National America’s Approach to Children an ‘International Embarrassment,’ Sen. Bernie Sanders Says by Gary Kopycinski on July 9, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday called our nation’s approach to children “nothing less than a disgrace and an international embarrassment.”