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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

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Jun 3, 2026

I will soon be introducing a bill to give the public a 50% ownership stake in the largest AI companies in America.

reason.com
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.

foxnews.com
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.

huffpost.com
Jun 2, 2026

give the public a direct role in determining the future

reason.com
Jun 2, 2026

What we're looking at right now is a situation where billionaires have already pledged to spend $90 million in a tiny state like Maine.

foxnews.com
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.

huffpost.com
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.

foxnews.com
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.

commondreams.org
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.

sanders.senate.gov
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.

sanders.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Americans are paying the high price for President Trump’s war.

warren.senate.gov
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.

takano.house.gov
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.

sanders.senate.gov
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.

sanders.senate.gov
May 26, 2026

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

foxnews.com
May 26, 2026

You, as a citizen, get one vote. They, as oligarchs, get to buy the candidates. That’s not democracy.

sanders.senate.gov
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.

foxnews.com
May 26, 2026

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

foxnews.com
May 26, 2026

At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, it is beyond unacceptable that President Trump is denying overtime pay to millions of workers who desperately need it to keep up…

sanders.senate.gov
May 25, 2026

When we come together as one people, we can take on the oligarchs.

mainemorningstar.com
May 12, 2026

If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act.

congress.gov
Apr 22, 2026

the American people pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. As a result, one out of four Americans cannot afford the prescriptions that their doctors write, and thousands die every year as a result, and many…

govinfo.gov
Apr 22, 2026

To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.

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