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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Feb 2, 2022

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding. Madam Speaker, Democrats marketed the America COMPETES Act as a bill that would decrease our economic reliance on China and ramp up our domestic production. However, as we have already…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Feb 1, 2022

they are sometimes called the Fourth Estate. The dedicated writers, researchers, editors, and investigators of the media, new and old. Their reporting writes the first draft of history. What an awesome responsibility. But today, I want to…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Feb 1, 2022

from the sweeping Green Mountains to the shores of the iconic Lake Champlain, one need look no further than Vermont to find the beating heart of America. To this day, communities across Vermont are welcoming refugees from around the world…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2022

before the holidays, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, USCC, released its 2021 Report to Congress. As is customary, the report reflects a bipartisan consensus, with unanimous support from the 11-member commission. It…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2022

I couldn't help but think today that the distinguished Presiding Officer and I both had the opportunity to be prosecutors. And I thought today about prosecutors--I listened to what former President Donald Trump said. I listened to him with…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

All right. Okay. Apologies for being late, and let me thank those of you who are here for being here.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

Four hundred billionaires own the same amount of wealth as 150 million of the poorest Americans.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2022

on January 6, 2022, I made a statement about the extreme hardships and insecurity that are a daily reality for the people of South Sudan, despite independence 10 years ago that held so much promise and hope for that country. That…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

It is a very, very important task, and I know that both of you are more than capable of leading OMB.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

In my view, we are moving toward an oligarchic form of society where the people on top have incredible wealth and power while most Americans are struggling to pay their bills.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2022

President Biden could not have chosen a finer nominee.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

So we are really in an unusual place in the modern history of this country, and one of the issues that has concerned me, and I think it does not get enough attention, is the growing gap between the very, very wealthy and everybody else.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 31, 2022

If you love America it seems to me you love the children who are the future of America.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 25, 2022

Senator Bernie Sanders said he`s open to supporting a primary challenge to Senator Sinema.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2022

What has bothered me very much is the Republicans are laughing all the way to election day. They have not had the cast one bloody vote, or two which shows us where they`re at.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 23, 2022

I think what the Arizona Democratic Party did was exactly right.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 23, 2022

If there were strong candidates in those states who were prepared to stand up for working families, who understand that the Democratic Party has got to be the party of working people taking on big money interests, if those candidates were…

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