Bernie Sanders actually said...

"What we want to do is, in fact, pay for it. We -- I -- you know, if I had my druthers, I would pay for every nickel of it by demanding as the president just said, that we end the absurdity of large co..."

"Do you know how much money these guys in the pharmaceutical industry have spent over the last 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions? $4.5 billion."

"The X bill is saying, finally, for the first time in the modern history of this country, that the United States government is going to stand up and address the long neglected issues facing working peo..."

"The American people want us to address the crises facing working people and have the guts finally to stand up to the big money interest of the United States Congress."