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On the recordMarch 12, 2008
I find it interesting that almost every candidate for President today is talking about change. It is not only the candidates for President. For candidates at every level across this country, the mantra out there is: change, change, change. And the reason the candidates at all levels are talking about change is they understand something. They understand that from one end of our country to the other, by vast majority, the American people want to move America in a new direction. They want a new set of national priorities. The American people are angry. They are frustrated with the status quo, with politics as usual, and they want action not talk. They want action from their elected officials. The American people are tired of paying $3.20 for a gallon of gas, when ExxonMobil is enjoying recordbreaking profits. The American people are tired of paying more and more for health care, and over 8 million Americans have lost their health insurance since President Bush has been in office, while the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry continues to rip them off. The American people are tired of seeing their good-paying jobs go to China or the other low-wage countries while they work 50 or 60 hours a week to pay the bills.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Addressing the need for change in American politics and the economy.

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