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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 7, 2025

Billionaires must not be allowed to buy Democratic primary elections. Other states should follow suit.

commondreams.org
Jun 5, 2025

Would we really want to silence the principal challenger to the Trump agenda in the currently trendy cause of fighting gerontocracy?

commondreams.org
Jun 3, 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.

truthout.org
Jun 3, 2025

In other words, when you throw 13.7 million Americans off the health care they have … when you increase the cost of prescription drugs for low-income seniors, and when you make nursing homes throughout America less safe, not only will some…

truthout.org
Jun 2, 2025

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

commondreams.org
Jun 2, 2025

As the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I will be doing everything that I can to see that this disastrous bill is defeated.

commondreams.org
Jun 2, 2025

In other words, when you throw 13.7 million Americans off the healthcare they have as the CBO has estimated, when you increase the cost of prescription drugs for low-income seniors, and when you make nursing homes throughout America less…

commondreams.org
Jun 2, 2025

Let's be clear. The Republican reconciliation bill, which makes massive cuts to Medicaid in order to pay for huge tax breaks for billionaires, is not just bad public policy. It is not just immoral. It is a death sentence for struggling…

commondreams.org
May 30, 2025

the Democratic Party hasn’t run a 'fair primary' since 2008.

nbcnews.com
May 26, 2025

As Trump's Big Beautiful Bill moves to the Senate, we must make it clear: There is nothing 'beautiful' about giving huge tax breaks to billionaires while cutting healthcare, nutrition, and education for working families. It is grossly…

commondreams.org
May 20, 2025

Trump cannot accept a $400 million flying palace from the royal family of Qatar. Not only is this farcically corrupt, it is blatantly unconstitutional.

foxnews.com
May 19, 2025

Trump's war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer.

cbsnews.com
May 18, 2025

Stand up for freedom of the press and our democracy. Do not capitulate to this dangerous move to authoritarianism.

commondreams.org
May 18, 2025

Settling the Trump lawsuit would only embolden him to shake down, extort, and silence CBS and other media outlets.

commondreams.org
May 18, 2025

I say to Shari Redstone: Enough is enough. Do not capitulate to Trump's attack on a free press.

commondreams.org
May 15, 2025

If you are making $16,000 a year, you know what? You can’t afford that 35 bucks.

democracynow.org
May 15, 2025

We’re going to be looking at $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid and to the Affordable Care Act.

democracynow.org
May 13, 2025

Make no mistake, thousands of low-income and working-class Americans will die unnecessarily if it passes. We must not allow it.

commondreams.org
May 13, 2025

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.

commondreams.org
May 13, 2025

If Trump's 'big, beautiful' reconciliation bill goes through, 13.7 million people will lose their health insurance and even more will become underinsured.

commondreams.org
May 13, 2025

The big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the party probably wouldn't learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign.

commondreams.org
May 12, 2025

Trump’s war on science is an attack against anyone who has ever loved someone with cancer.

commondreams.org
May 12, 2025

The American people do not want us to slash cancer research in order to give more tax breaks for billionaires.

commondreams.org
May 12, 2025

This must end. Congress, the scientific community, and the American people must stand up and fight back.

commondreams.org
May 12, 2025

What is happening in Gaza will be a permanent stain on the world’s collective conscience.

motherjones.com

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