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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 8, 2025

As President Trump and members of Congress roll out the red carpet for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, let's remember that Netanyahu has been indicted as a war criminal by the International Criminal Court for overseeing the…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 8, 2025

the Redstone family diminished the freedom of the press today in exchange for a $2.4 billion payday.

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

the settlement sets an “extremely dangerous precedent in terms of both the First Amendment and government extortion,”

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 4, 2025

Make no mistake about it: This bill is a death sentence for working-class and low-income Americans.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 4, 2025

This bill includes the largest cut ever to Medicaid in order to pay for the largest tax break for billionaires that we have ever seen.

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Jul 2, 2025

this is a cruel bill. Thousands of Americans will die because of it. Rural hospitals will close. Millions will lose their healthcare. Kids will go hungry. Americans will be poorer. They will be sicker because my Republican colleagues are…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

It is a victory for a president who is attempting to stifle dissent and undermine American democracy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

It’s pretty obvious why Paramount chose to surrender to Trump.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

The decision by the Redstone family, the major owners of Paramount, to settle a bogus lawsuit with President Trump over a 60 Minutes report he did not like is an extremely dangerous precedent in terms of both the First Amendment and…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

Make no mistake about it. Trump is undermining our democracy and rapidly moving us towards authoritarianism, and the billionaires who care more about their stock portfolios than our democracy are helping him do it.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

It is a dark day for independent journalism and freedom of the press—an essential part of our democracy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

Paramount's decision will only embolden Trump to continue attacking, suing, and intimidating the media, which he has labeled 'the enemy of the people.'

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 2, 2025

The most dangerous piece of legislation in the modern history of our country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 1, 2025

Trump’s Republican Party does not allow for independent thought. The Republican Party today is a cult. Either you do as Trump wants, or you’re out. Pathetic.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 30, 2025

this amendment accomplishes two goals that poll after poll shows that the American people overwhelmingly want. No. 1, it cuts prescription drug costs in this country by half by having Medicare negotiate prices consistent with what other…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jun 30, 2025

I support the Kennedy amendment but not for the reasons my friend from Louisiana does. I think that there should be some flexibility and there should be some governmental policy that helps our industry. And I do agree that the President…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 30, 2025

Democratic Party Leaders: You have talked for six months about the need to create political excitement to get working class and young people involved in the political process. That's exactly what Zohran did. Get behind him.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 30, 2025

the most dangerous piece of legislation in the modern history of our country

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