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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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May 23, 2016

The context of that was a democracy is messy. That people will have vigorous debate on the issues.

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May 17, 2016

So I say there's a leadership of the Democratic Party open the doors, let the people in.

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May 17, 2016

A key component of the Federal Government's role in education is ensuring that our schools have the additional resources needed.

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May 17, 2016

These doubly segregated schools are not offering students a comparable education to non-segregated schools.

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May 17, 2016

Our public schools are becoming more segregated by both race and family income.

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May 17, 2016

those debates at the end of the cycle are terribly, terribly important.

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May 17, 2016

Before we will have the opportunity to defeat Donald Trump, we're going to have to defeat Secretary Clinton.

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May 17, 2016

The Democratic Party is going to have to make a very, very profound and important decision.

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May 17, 2016

the contrast of Bernie running against Donald Trump on those issues be very important in those states.

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May 17, 2016

the middle class has been left behind, and Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are the only two people speaking a very different remedies, opposite remedies

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May 17, 2016

We must do everything that we can to ensure that every child--regardless of her or his circumstances--has access to a high-quality education.

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May 17, 2016

Funding for education is an investment in the future of our individual students and our Nation as a whole.

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May 17, 2016

Clearly, there is much more work that must be done.

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May 17, 2016

Nearly one in five public students attend these doubly segregated public schools.

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May 17, 2016

Real title I-A funding is down 6 percent since fiscal year 2005 while the percentage of low-income kids in public schools has increased by 32 percent.

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May 10, 2016

If you look at virtually every poll taken over the last month or six weeks, national polls, state polls, Bernie Sanders is the strongest Democratic candidate to defeat Donald Trump.

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May 1, 2016

No. The Republican Party and Trump have the resources to do all the opposition research they want on Secretary Clinton.

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May 1, 2016

It makes it hard for insurgent candidacies be like ours to win. But you know what? We are going to fight for every last vote.

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May 1, 2016

When we talk about a rigged system, it's also important to understand how the Democratic convention works.

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Apr 24, 2016

I think we do have a path to victory, I think we have come a very, very long way in the last year, and we're going to fight for every last vote until the -- until California and the D.C. primary.

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Apr 24, 2016

I am proud to come before you and tell me I do not have a Super PAC.

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Apr 19, 2016

He has said that he was concerned in that legislation that if some local guy in Vermont, not just involve, whether you agree with the explanation or not, walked into the store, bought a legal product, and went out and went crazy into a…

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Apr 19, 2016

Secretary Clinton has given speeches behind closed doors to Wall Street firms for $225,000 a speech.

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