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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 2, 2026

I think it's important for us to focus on the issues facing working families a little bit more than Graham Platner’s marriage.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 2, 2026

And the reason that they do not want him in the Senate is he has had the guts to stand up to the big money interests, to fight for healthcare as a human right, to demand the billionaires start paying their fair share of taxes.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 2, 2026

People can’t afford healthcare. Can’t afford groceries. Can’t afford to put gas in their cars. And I think it might be a good idea if we focused on the important issues facing the working families of Maine and this country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 2, 2026

I think what we, as a nation, need to do is to focus on the important issues facing working families, 60% of whom are living paycheck to paycheck.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 29, 2026

"something dictators have done throughout history," noted Bernie Sanders of his proposed SERVE Act, or Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 28, 2026

Make no mistake: OCR’s disastrous recent track record in providing enforceable relief for students is a direct consequence of choices made by the Trump administration.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 27, 2026

It is beyond unacceptable that President Trump is denying overtime pay to millions of workers who desperately need it to keep up with the outrageously high cost of living.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 27, 2026

In the 2024 elections, Elon Musk — the richest man in the world — spent at least $290 million to elect Trump, while the 100 richest billionaire families in the country spent $2.6 billion to elect the candidates of their choice.

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Charity Clark
@charityclark· VT· May 27, 2026

that companies that choose to do business in Vermont, like Meta, can be held accountable when they harm kids.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· May 27, 2026

Being a journalist is more dangerous today than at any time in history.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 26, 2026

Graham understands... we are not going to let a handful of billionaires control the future of this country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 26, 2026

I introduced legislation, which Graham will be by my side in fighting for, which says that we are going to impose a 5% annual wealth tax on 938 billionaires in America.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 26, 2026

You elect Graham Platner senator, you’re going to transform America.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 26, 2026

In America today, it is unacceptable that large, profitable corporations like Amazon are routinely violating our nation’s health and safety laws.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 26, 2026

It is outrageous that, while the billionaire class has never had it so good, one in five children will go hungry in America this year.

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