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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.
So, I would say without any doubt that you have a government right now. You know, Lincoln talked about a government of the people, by the people, for the people. I think it's fair to say you have a government today of the billionaires, by…
I mean, it is really unspeakable. It really is and I think the American people are sick and tired of the wealthiest guy in the world running the United States government and calling, in this case, a guy who put his life on the line to…
Today, the oligarchs and the billionaire class are getting richer and richer and have more and more power.
Instead of a government of the people, by the people and for the people, we have now become a government of the billionaire class, for the billionaire class.
We have an administration that is leading us to oligarchy, an administration that is leading us to an authoritarian form of society, an administration that is leading us towards kleptocracy.
We're up against a phenomenon that we have never seen, and that is the Big Lie.
The change that we have experienced over hundreds of years of our nationhood only occurs when ordinary people stand up against oppression and injustice and fight back.
The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death.
However, the billionaire class is fighting with all its might to put down attempts by workers to exercise their constitutional right to unionize.
Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA.
I think everybody on this committee and the people of America understand who is running the government, and it's not going to be the secretary of labor.
Congress has an urgent responsibility to ensure that workers can join a union and negotiate for higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces.
Trump claimed that millions of dead people between the ages of 100 and 360 were collecting Social Security checks. That is an outrageous lie intended to lay the groundwork for cuts to Social Security.
Supporting the immediate reinstatement of Member Wilcox and the swift passage of the PRO Act would be major steps toward building real worker power.
So if we are serious... about our oversight responsibilities, we must find out what is going on in the federal government.
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