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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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Jan 24, 2016

Everybody should know that - we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

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Jan 24, 2016

I am a strong advocate and will fight for pay equity for women.

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Jan 24, 2016

We are the only country on Earth that allows private insurance companies to rip us off.

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Jan 19, 2016

We need to move toward public funding of elections to break the dependency of candidates on the wealthy and powerful.

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Jan 18, 2016

Can you please just say it's 15 or so, because they don't want their team to get over confident.

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Jan 17, 2016

We're not going to tear up the Affordable Care Act, I helped write them but we are going to move on top of that to a Medicare for all.

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Jan 16, 2016

This campaign is about a political revolution to not only elect the president, but to transform this country.

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Jan 16, 2016

I believe that I am in an excellent position to bring people together to fight the sensible...

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Jan 16, 2016

It's important not only that we remember what he stood for, but that we pledge to continue his vision to transform our country.

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Jan 16, 2016

What my first days are about is bringing America together, to end the decline of the middle class, to tell the wealthiest people in this country that yes, they are going to start paying their fair share of taxes.

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Jan 4, 2016

When we talk about power, we talk about Wall Street. In my view, it is time to break up the largest financial institutions in this country.

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Jan 4, 2016

It's time to break up the largest financial institutions in the country.

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Dec 29, 2015

The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.

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Dec 18, 2015

I'm running for president because our economy is rigged because working people are working longer hours for lower wages.

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Dec 18, 2015

I am running for president of the United States because it is too late for establishment politics and establishment economics.

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Dec 18, 2015

We have to create an economy that works for working families, not just billionaires.

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Dec 11, 2015

We need to create millions of jobs, rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, and we must do it in a way that addresses the urgent need to reverse climate change.

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Dec 11, 2015

The United States must lead the world in reversing climate change and make certain that this planet is habitable for our children and grandchildren.

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Dec 10, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Sanders pertaining to the introduction of S. 2391, S. 2398, and S. 2399…

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Dec 10, 2015

one of the great moral issues of our time is the global crisis of climate change. Let me be very clear about climate change. Climate change is not a Democratic issue or a progressive issue. It is not a Republican issue or a conservative…

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Dec 8, 2015

At the end of the day, providing a path to go to college is a helluva lot cheaper than putting people on a path to jail.

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Dec 6, 2015

You cannot regulate Wall Street. Wall Street regulates Congress.

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Dec 1, 2015

as the ranking member of the Budget Committee, I rise in strong opposition to the budget reconciliation bill we are debating today. In fact, this bill should tell every American just how far removed the Republican leadership here in…

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Nov 16, 2015

I believe that when 35 million Americans are unable to afford to fill their prescriptions, as is the case now in this country, that constitutes a public health crisis.

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Nov 16, 2015

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.

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