Bernie Sanders

I think your state, your beautiful state, is almost a canary in the coal mine here.

Climate change is already causing devastating problems in the United States and around the world.

Our job is to make sure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon but if that all possible let's do it without going to war.

I think that's a valid point. So the goal is, as the President has indicated, that we will not allow that to happen.

I believe -- I think virtually, all members of Congress believe that Iran cannot get a nuclear weapon, period. The question and the debate is about, is how do you prevent that from happening?

But I find that insulting that the Congress of the United States is used as a prop for Netanyahu's reelection efforts. That's wrong.

Because I think Speaker Boehner created a political issue where there should not have been one. As you know under our constitution, it is the President of the United States who leads us in foreign policy. And the idea that Speaker Boehner…

There is a need, I think, to expand that program.

But, my point is, this is not just a crisis for the VA. This is a crisis for the United States of America.

I think it is fair to say, in my view, talking to the service organizations, that, by and large, given the context of health care in America, which has enormous problems, that the VA does a pretty good job for those folks who get into the…

I will fight any effort to dismember the VA, because I think when you talk to the veterans of Vermont...

Let me go on the record as to suggest--this is no great secret that we live in a political world--there are some very conservative organizations who do not believe in government.

I think Congress several years ago developed that program for post-9/11 veterans.

In fact, that precipitated a major crisis within the VA.

Tell me what you are doing, and the difficulties that you are facing--and it is not just you, it is the Nation...

I agree. Now in terms of energy efficiency and weatherization I represent the state which has a whole lot of older homes and older buildings.

Do you want to support getting the Government out of Price Anderson in the nuclear industry?

I have always believed in is making sure that people who don't have a lot of money are able to receive loans or grants.

It would seem to me that we should be investing a heck of a lot more because this is going to pay for itself.

The truth is if God forbid... if there were ever a disaster, Fukushima, in this country, the taxpayers would have to pick up, depending on the nature of the disaster, a substantial part of that cost.

I happen to think that the scientific community is right in telling us that climate change is real.

Are we investing enough, frankly, in weatherization in this country?

Climate change is an immediate risk to U.S. national security.

I have a problem with some of the wealthiest people in this country, who have more money than people can dream of, coming here and lecturing us about how we have to lower Social Security benefits for disabled vets and working people.

I will be introducing legislation that will strengthen Social Security. It will make it solvent until the year 2060 by lifting the cap on taxable income, which is now at $118,500.