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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 15, 2025

it would be a really sad state of affairs to have to spend millions of dollars on a divisive primary. We should be focusing on beating Susan Collins, and Platner can do that.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

I mention Gaza in virtually every speech. And without exception, whether you’re doing it in Viroqua, Wisconsin; Los Angeles, California; Newport, Vermont—wherever you’re doing it—it is almost always a standing response.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

They don’t even understand it, John. It’s not their world.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

If your question is, 'Is it conceivable that good people can take over the Democratic Party and make it a working-class party?'—that’s a possibility.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

The Democratic Party no longer even can dream of saying to you, you know, 'Mary Smith won. You may not like her politics, but she’s the Democratic nominee.'

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

They’re way out of touch with where ordinary people are.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

It's disappointing that some Democratic leaders are urging Governor Mills to run. We need to focus on winning that seat & not waste millions on an unnecessary & divisive primary.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 14, 2025

Graham Platner is a great working class candidate for Senate in Maine who will defeat Susan Collins.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 9, 2025

amendment No. 3853 is very simple. It would cut 10 percent from this Defense bill, excluding military personnel and the Defense Health Program, and it would use those funds to provide direct dental care to all veterans eligible for…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 9, 2025

It’s a very important issue. Nobody wants to see anybody in the military, anybody working for the government — people are struggling. Everybody knows that.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 7, 2025

we are now approaching day seven of the government shutdown. The Republicans control the House. They control the Senate. They control the White House. They run the government, and they have the responsibility to keep the government open…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 6, 2025

I think it’s because investing in AI and robotics will increase their wealth and power exponentially.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 6, 2025

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by these multi-billionaires today will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 3, 2025

I rise to pay tribute to Jane Goodall, whose pioneering scientific research on the behavior of chimpanzees and decades of tirelessly circling the globe to build support for the protection of endangered wildlife and the global environment…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Oct 1, 2025

At least we’re on the same page talking about the same problem.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Sep 19, 2025

I support Senator Merkley's resolution calling on the President of the United States to recognize an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, alongside a secure State of Israel. This is a long-held position of the United States, of…

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