Bernard Sanders

These issues this Committee has worked hard on.

This Committee has spent a lot of time on the high cost of prescription drugs in America.

I am very happy to mention today that one of those manufacturers, Boehringer Ingelheim, announced that it is substantially lowering the cost of their inhalers in America.

Given the dysfunctionality of the U.S. Congress, these are not insignificant steps forward.

I just wanted to say a few words on--briefly on some of the subjects.

The system is completely broken.

Given the dysfunctionality of the U.S. Congress, these are not insignificant steps forward.

I would hope that we would agree that is simply unacceptable and that has got to change.

We ought to change that to 18. We ought to have workplace retirement plans pick up 18, 19, and 20 year olds that are working.

We ought to change that to 18. We ought to have workplace retirement plans pick up 18, 19, and 20 year olds that are working.

The truth is that we now have a retirement crisis in America that demands our immediate attention.

We must expand Social Security, not cut Social Security as many of my colleagues in Congress would have us do.

Saving the Affordable Care Act happened by one vote. The American Rescue Plan, 2 million workers' pensions happened by one vote.

There are some days where you wonder why you are here. On the days where something happens by one vote, you think, wow, I am really glad that I decided to seek office.

Incredibly, and this really is quite incredible, one out of every four senior citizens in America are trying to live on an income of less than $15,000 a year.

The truth is that we now have a retirement crisis in America that demands our immediate attention.

As a Nation, we have more income and wealth inequality today than we ever had in the history of America.

We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major nation.

Saving the Affordable Care Act happened by one vote. The American Rescue Plan, 2 million workers' pensions happened by one vote.

I would hope that we would agree that is simply unacceptable and that has got to change.

There are some days where you wonder why you are here. On the days where something happens by one vote, you think, wow, I am really glad that I decided to seek office.

We have the radical idea that maybe the people on top should start paying their fair share of taxes.

Incredibly, and this really is quite incredible, one out of every four senior citizens in America are trying to live on an income of less than $15,000 a year.

As a Nation, we have more income and wealth inequality today than we ever had in the history of America.

We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major nation.