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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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Jun 17, 2025

Netanyahu's reckless and illegal attacks violate international law and risk igniting a regional war.

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Jun 13, 2025

Along with the international community, we should do everything possible to prevent an escalation of this conflict and bring the warring parties to the negotiating table.

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Jun 13, 2025

In the wealthiest country in the world, we should be guaranteeing health care to all as a human right, not taking health care away from millions of seniors and working families to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

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Jun 13, 2025

The U.S. must make it clear that we will not be dragged into another Netanyahu war.

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Jun 13, 2025

First, he uses the starvation of children in Gaza as a tool of war, a barbaric violation of the Geneva Conventions.

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Jun 13, 2025

Now, his illegal unilateral attack on Iran risks a full-blown regional war.

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May 8, 2025

Mr. President, if the Senator had heard my remarks, I talked about the need to release the hostages and I talked about who started the war, which is the terrorist organization called Hamas, led by war criminals. There is no debate about…

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May 8, 2025

Mr. President, I want to say a few words about an issue that people all over the world are thinking about, are appalled by but, for some strange reason, gets very little discussion here in the Nation's Capital or in the halls of Congress…

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Apr 9, 2025

Madam President, let me cut to the chase, and I will try to be brief here. We hear a lot of talk on the floor of the Senate about patriotism, about love of country, about how we all have to work together for the common good. It would seem…

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Apr 9, 2025

I am not aware that in the so-called mandate of President Trump--and, by the way, he got millions of votes less than Joe Biden got 4 years previously. I don't recall that during the campaign, Trump went around the country saying: Hey…

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Apr 4, 2025

Now is the time to address the crises facing working Americans. I ask for a ``yes'' vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana.

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Apr 4, 2025

Madam President, let me say a few words about where we are as a nation, what this budget resolution does, and why I am strongly opposed to it. As you may know, we have more income and wealth inequality in our country today than we have…

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