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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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Oct 12, 2015

The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!

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Oct 12, 2015

We have more people in jail than any other country on Earth. That's wrong.

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Oct 12, 2015

We need a political revolution in this country involving millions of people.

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Oct 12, 2015

The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.

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Oct 11, 2015

I ask you today to join the political revolution. Let's transform America, thank you.

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Oct 11, 2015

You're looking at the only non-billionaire major candidate for president who does not have a Super PAC.

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Oct 11, 2015

So people will have to contrast my consistency am I willing to standup to Wall Street and corporations, big cooperations with the secretary.

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Oct 11, 2015

So I don't get into personal attacks, you know that. But are there difference of opinion that should be discussed? Of course there are, that's what an election is about.

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Oct 7, 2015

You're looking at a candidate who does not go about attacking people personally, what I think debates are about is in fact differentiating the differences of opinions that we have.

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Oct 7, 2015

I look forward to a vigorous debate on the most important issues facing this country.

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Oct 7, 2015

Don't be surprised if we do well with a number of republicans.

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Oct 7, 2015

Would she be interested in being my vice president? We will be outspent, but I think we got a good shot to win this thing.

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Oct 7, 2015

Maybe I shouldn't say this. I like Hillary Clinton. I respect Hillary Clinton.

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Oct 6, 2015

To my mind, this is a misuse of funds and could potentially put Vermonters on the hook if Vermont Yankee is unable to cover the costs remaining for full decommissioning.

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Oct 6, 2015

I believe that it is unconscionable that the NRC would deny Vermonters the opportunity to participate in the decommissioning plan.

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Oct 6, 2015

I have voiced my very serious concerns regarding the lack of input communities in Vermont have in the decommissioning process.

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Oct 6, 2015

Vermont is counting on the NRC to play the role it needs to play and look out for our communities' interests, not just Vermont Yankee's.

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Sep 17, 2015

Dear Urbandale High School students or H.S. students, sorry, I can't make the hash tag uhspresident. Hope you have a fun time - you have fun at homecoming and I'd love to visit your school soon.

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Sep 16, 2015

That is a giant threat to democracy because if we are going to regulate abortion or we are going to regulate payday lending, we should do it here in Congress by majority vote.

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Sep 16, 2015

We need small business lending. That is why this committee needs to pass the member business lending bill for the credit unions.

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Sep 16, 2015

There is only one way to end too-big-to-fail, and that is to say too-big-to-fail is too-big-to-exist.

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Aug 17, 2015

We must end the disgrace of having more people in jail than any other country on Earth.

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