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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 7, 2009

Health insurance coverage for all must be one of our first priorities.

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Jan 7, 2009

We need your leadership at this moment.

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Jan 7, 2009

I voted against the repeal of Glass-Steagall... I do not believe in unregulated financial institutions

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Jan 7, 2009

If an institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

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Jan 7, 2009

At a time when the taxpayers of this country are providing hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out Wall Street.

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Jan 7, 2009

The American people have no confidence in Wall Street.

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Jan 7, 2009

I am concerned that the same people on Wall Street who were part of the problem are still in office.

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Jan 7, 2009

I want to see the President cut the ribbon. I want to be there. Do you think I am going to?

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Jan 7, 2009

Do you agree with the potential for solar thermal?

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Jan 7, 2009

I just don't understand why we are not moving forward.

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Jan 7, 2009

For many years now, we have been talking about global warming, we have been talking about energy independence, but I think for the first time in history, you guys have walked the walk.

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Jan 7, 2009

I know, as well, and I think a lot of the problem is more financing than, in fact, technological and engineering.

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Jan 7, 2009

These wealthiest 400 Americans now pay a lower tax rate, lower effective tax rate than most police officers, teachers, nurses, and people in the middle class.

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Jan 7, 2009

The top 400 Americans in this country saw a huge increase in their net worth, in fact, by $640 billion from 2001 to 2007.

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Jan 7, 2009

Under President Bush, poverty increased, the middle-class shrank, and the wealthiest people became much wealthier.

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Jan 7, 2009

Will we know who received the money?

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Jan 7, 2009

I think the American people, if they are going to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into these institutions, want a new slate of leadership so that we can work with them to move us in a new direction.

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Jan 7, 2009

We have put as taxpayers $10 billion to bail him out, and we have no say about whether or not he should stay on the job?

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Jan 7, 2009

The American people are outraged that a small number of Wall Street executives, through their greed, their recklessness, and likely illegal behavior, have plunged us into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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Jan 7, 2009

If an institution is too big to fail, then an institution is too big to exist.

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Jan 7, 2009

At what point, how much money do you throw down a rat hole before you say, wait a second, maybe it is a good idea to do something radically different?

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Jan 7, 2009

Why should we put $3 trillion more into an institution which has been corrupt, dishonest, reckless, immoral?

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Jan 7, 2009

My understanding is that we have spent $350 billion on the first bailout.

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Jan 7, 2009

I apologize for being late, but I have not yet learned how to be in three places at the same time.

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