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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.
Mr. President, let me begin by wishing all Americans and my colleagues here in the Congress a very happy and peaceful holiday season. Unfortunately, for the people in Israel and Palestine, that will not be the case. This is not a peaceful…
What the president is trying to do, he is trying to make clear to Netanyahu and his right-wing extremist government is, yes, you can go to war against Hamas, but you cannot go to war against the Palestinian people and cause the horrific…
It would be irresponsible for the United States to give Netanyahu another $10 billion to continue to wage this awful war.
I think Israel has the right to defend itself and to go after Hamas, not the Palestinian people.
The American people were outraged by the Hamas attack against Israel, rightfully so. But they are equally outraged now by what Israel is doing.
Madam President, I wanted to say a few words about the $106 billion emergency foreign aid supplemental bill that may soon be coming before us. And I should be clear that there are a number of pieces of that bill that I strongly support…
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.
Mr. President, I rise to say a few words about the awful situation in the Middle East. As you know and the American people know, there have been five wars--five wars--in the last 15 years between Israel and Hamas. How do we end the current…
Madam President, I rise in strong opposition to S. Res. 43 that we will be voting on today. The reason for that is that we have to be very clear as to what is happening in America right now. Today, while the very wealthiest people in our…
Look, what we are dealing with today, and Senator Lujan made this point and others have made the point, is some people have extraordinary wealth and extraordinary power.
When you go to work at UPS as a Teamster, you get the highest wages in the industry, you get a pension, you get real protections on the job, and you get a fully paid health care plan that's better than the one I have as General President…
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