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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2020

I am proud of my record. We're going to run on that record. But most importantly, we need a new vision for America, a vision that tells the corporate elite and the 1 percent that this country belongs to all of us, not just the handful of…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2020

I think that if we don't allow Trump to divide us up by our race or where we came from or our sexual orientation... we can bring sweeping changes to this country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2020

If we're talking about how we defeat Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country, we are going to need a campaign that can speak to working people with a candidate who has a record, a consistent record…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 1, 2020

What democratic socialism is about to me is understanding that we have in many ways, Anderson, a socialist society today. But as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, we have socialism for the rich and rugged individualism for the poor…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Feb 28, 2020

As Black History Month comes to an end, I would like to acknowledge some of my local NAACP leaders: Ms. Val Ward of Willow Grove; Mr. Craig Brown of Cheltenham; Shaykh Anwar Muhammad of Ambler; Mr. John Milligan of Norristown; Ms. Diana…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 26, 2020

Let's give the benefit of the doubt to those who served.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 26, 2020

I mean, men and women in uniform they show up for duty and it is up to the command--it is really up to the military to make certain that there is not unnecessary risk, including health risk.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 26, 2020

Why not have the burden of proof be on the government to show that it is not caused by a service-connected event, as opposed to put the burden on the individuals when they don't have any capacity whatsoever to accumulate the information.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 26, 2020

I just want to reiterate, why in the world wouldn't we be transparent. What have we got to hide?

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2020

So if we did an amendment to the statute to allow for insulin to be an exception, you would be supportive of that, it sounds like.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2020

That would be huge, huge, huge for the Governor of Vermont, and for the people of Vermont.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2020

So as far as you are concerned, if you felt there was authority under the law for insulin to be included, you would see no reason to object to that.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Feb 25, 2020

Drug importation, we are very happy that you are proceeding on that...

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Feb 23, 2020

Unlike Donald Trump, let's be clear, I do not think that Kim Jong-un is a good friend. I don't trade love letters with a murdering dictator. Vladimir Putin, not a great friend of mine.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Feb 22, 2020

I am proud to be Jewish and I look forward to being the first Jewish president.

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