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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 5, 2025

Unfortunately and unacceptably, the Antisemitism Awareness Act we are considering today would label speech that criticizes the Israeli government and Netanyahu’s horrific war in Gaza as antisemitic and a violation of civil rights laws, and…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 5, 2025

Americans are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 3, 2025

I want to applaud Harvard University for having the guts to stand up to them.

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

Today on Mother's Day, let's remember every mother deserves a livable wage, affordable childcare, paid family leave, and the ability to retire with dignity.

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

I want to support everything that my colleague, the ranking member of the Finance Committee, just said about these tariffs. I want to make two points about the tariffs--one, the tariffs themselves, and then second, the congressional…

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

first of all, I want to thank the senior Senator from California not just for his leadership on protecting the voting rights of all citizens in this country but for his work as the California Secretary of State, where he gained a…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Apr 30, 2025

I thank Vice Chairman Moore for yielding and for claiming this time to highlight the many accomplishments of the Trump administration during the first 100 days. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of tens of thousands of Tennesseans I…

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

$7.25 an hour minimum wage is a starvation wage. It must be raised to a living wage — at least $17 an hour.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Apr 29, 2025

I totally support the comments of the minority whip. It is 100 days, and it is time to assess. Whatever you may say about President Trump and the stated goals, there is an obligation to act functionally to achieve those goals. Stating you…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 28, 2025

We have the radical idea of putting healthcare dollars into healthcare, not into profiteering or bureaucracy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 27, 2025

I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are. I think they understand very well.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

If we don't address that issue, the American people will continue to turn their backs on democracy, because they're looking around them and they're saying, 'Does anybody understand what I am going through?'

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

We’re on the same page, but what Democrats lack right now is a vision for the future.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

Democrats lack a 'vision for the future,' warning that Americans will 'turn their backs on democracy' if elected officials fail to tackle an 'oligarchy on steroids.'

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

You want to run as a Democrat? Great. You want to run as an Independent? That's great, but you've got to get involved in the political process, because right now the two-party system is failing the working class of this country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 26, 2025

When the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 90%, when big money interests are able to control both political parties, they are living in an oligarchy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 24, 2025

Trump continues to demonstrate that he does not believe in the Constitution, the separation of powers, or the rule of law.

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