Bernie Sanders

I believe we need a Commissioner who is going to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and protect American consumers.

At the end of the day, people are dying, people are not buying the food they need because they have to pay outrageous prices for medicine.

Shouldn't Medicare sit down and negotiate drug prices so we can lower the prices of medicine?

I just do not accept that.

This is why, precisely, the American people are paying, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

Do you think, Dr. Califf, that that type of expenditure has any impact on the fact that we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs?

We need, in my view, an FDA Commissioner who is going to be aggressive and understands that very simple principle.

While last year, the top four drug companies in this country made $57 billion in profit in 1 year, I heard concern that drug companies are not doing well.

We pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

I would not support your nomination, because I believed you were not strong enough on the most important issue that the American people are concerned about with regard to prescription drugs.

These invasions, these toppling of governments...have unintended consequences.

Here's the story. I mean, you know, let's not be naive about it.

Absolutely. In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.

Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.

Now, in fact, what we have got to do -- and I think there is widespread agreement here -- is the United States cannot do it alone.

I believe that, in fact, this country needs to move towards a living wage.

The time is long overdue for us to take marijuana off the federal government's list of outlawed drugs.

We must address the global crisis of climate change and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels.

Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating harm here in the United States and to people all around the globe.

I thank the Senator. If you could extend that up to 20 minutes, that would be great.

I think there's a little bit of a myth about Denmark... The fact is that Denmark, like other Scandinavian countries, has a much higher voter turnout than we do, has a much stronger middle class, has a much more equitable distribution of…

I rise to say a few words in congratulating Senator Leahy, not just for his 15,000th vote but on his many years of service serving the people of the State of Vermont. Vermont is very proud of all of the work Pat Leahy has done. As we all…

To the extent we can get an agreement on both sides of the aisle to move forward in this area, to expand coverage, we think that's something that we can get the American public on board with as well.

We need to create a culture which, as Pope Francis reminds us, cannot just be based on the worship of money.

Should debt be repaid if, in fact, that debt was incurred in an unconstitutional way?