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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Nov 14, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater, at the end of the day, obviously what is important.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Unions are necessary for a stable economy, our safety, our security, and our democracy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Teamsters changed the game at UPS, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn't require a single concession.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

If that is true, then they don't need the PRO Act to eliminate secret ballot union elections, which could expose workers to retaliation and intimidation.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

We have more income and wealth inequality than any time since the Gilded Age.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

I would like to especially acknowledge Chairman Sanders' role in helping pass this legislation, along with many other Members of this Committee, including Dr. Cassidy who worked to extend the program that saved our jobs and our industry.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

But if the benefits of joining a union are so good, and I am sure that is the testimony we will hear today, then there is no reason union should have to coerce or strong arm people to join.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Unions are necessary for a stable economy, our safety, our security, and our democracy.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Nov 14, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater, at the end of the day, obviously what is important.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Congress must pass S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

If that is true, then they don't need the PRO Act to eliminate secret ballot union elections, which could expose workers to retaliation and intimidation.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Nov 14, 2023

Talk to me about that soil health, because that is a real concern for our farmers.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 14, 2023

But if the benefits of joining a union are so good, and I am sure that is the testimony we will hear today, then there is no reason union should have to coerce or strong arm people to join.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 13, 2023

But if the benefits of joining a union are so good, then there is no reason union should have to coerce or strong arm people to join.

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