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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

The country is really at an inflection point, a point. And the fury and anger between the red and the blue is explainable by how terrified the right-wing is and the conservatives are of the future.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 29, 2021

What you got now are 48 out of 50 members who are prepared to support this legislation. You have 95 percent of the House Democrats prepared to support the legislation. It's not like, okay, let's reach a middle ground. We have the…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

It totally erodes personal respect and the rule of law.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

it was with great pride that Americans across the country tuned in this summer for the return of the Olympic Games. I want to take a moment to celebrate the achievements of one Vermonter who traveled to Tokyo, Japan, to represent our…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

I want to speak briefly about the recent decision by the National Jurisdiction Sentencing Court in Honduras to acquit Honduran nationals Edwin Espinal and Raul Alvarez. Both men were found to have been falsely accused of aggravated…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

10 years ago this month, Congress worked on a broad bipartisan basis to pass the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the biggest change to the United States patent laws in half a century. The patent system exists to create incentives that…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 29, 2021

I am totally in support of, of course, of Representative Chu's law that I am a co-sponsor of.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

I think that what will likely happen tomorrow, Anderson, I can't be sure is that the bipartisan infrastructure bill will not succeed and that's what I think is the right thing, and I support the progressives in the House for doing that.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

It was okay for the Republicans to use reconciliation to provide some $2 trillion unpaid for, and tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country. That was fine.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

This bill, if I have anything to say about it will be 100 percent paid for by ending the tax breaks and the loopholes that the wealthy and large corporations now are able to enjoy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

But what is even more important to my mind is to finally address the long neglected needs of working families all over this country, and tell them that Congress is listening to their needs, and not just the billionaires and campaign…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

I think it is morally irresponsible, inconceivable that this country is not leading the world in cutting carbon emissions and taking on the fossil fuel industry.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

But I think there has been a lot of frustration with both of those senators in that they have not come forward and said, you know, this is what I want.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

This is a very consequential struggle, but at the end of the day, I think we're going to win this.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 28, 2021

I think my frustration, Anderson, is not necessarily the views of Mr. Manchin or Miss Sinema. It is that when you've got 48 people on one side and the American people overwhelmingly on the same side, and one or two people on the other…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 28, 2021

one of the most ubiquitous technologies in the world today is the cell phone. According to Pew Research, a stunning 97 percent of Americans own some sort of mobile device. These devices are critical to our everyday lives, keeping us…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 28, 2021

I would like to take a moment today to recognize the incredible impact of Farm to School programs in Vermont and across the country and the great work of Vermont students, their schools, and their broader communities to improve access to…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Sep 28, 2021

I would like to take a moment today to recognize the iconic Vermont Lake Monsters and their championship victory in the team's first season as members of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. The Vermont Lake Monsters have seen various…

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