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.
It is a contest of who stands with the vast majority of the people in this country, the elderly, the children, working class, the poor.
Raising teacher salaries to at least 60,000 a year, and ensuring competitive pay for all of our teachers is one of the most important steps we can take to address the teacher shortage in America and to improve the quality of public…
If we are serious about the need for a bright and hopeful future for our Country, we must understand that the children, the young people of this country are our future.
Public school teachers should not be forced to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet.
This country does not survive unless we have the best education in the world for our kids, we're not going to compete economically.
The situation has become so absurd that 4 hedge fund managers on Wall Street made more money last year than every kindergarten teacher in America.
There is, in fact nothing more, nothing more important that we can do than provide a quality education to all of our young people.
I hope that the Federal Government can make providing funding for those programs a priority, and invest in teachers like Senator Sanders Pay Our Teachers Act proposes with a starting salary of $60,000.
For decades, public school teachers have been overworked, underpaid, understaffed, and maybe most importantly, underappreciated.
I'm always impressed that when it comes to defense spending, hey, we could spend a trillion dollars a year.
If four hedge fund managers today, at a time when we have massive income, wealth inequality in America, four hedge company executives making more money than every kindergarten teacher in this country, maybe there's something wrong with our…
Nearly 8 percent of teachers leave their profession each and every year, double the rate in countries like Canada.
Incredibly, 44 percent of public-school teachers are now quitting their profession within 5 years.
We are spending huge amounts of money locking people up in this country, and they leave prison without the skills they need to succeed in the civilian world.
it is insane to spend whatever it is, $60,000, $80,000 a year locking somebody up when for less money, we can try to educate them, give them the training they need to become productive citizens.
it is insane to spend whatever it is, $60,000, $80,000 a year locking somebody up when for less money, we can try to educate them, give them the training they need to become productive citizens.
We are spending huge amounts of money locking people up in this country, and they leave prison without the skills they need to succeed in the civilian world.
We are spending huge amounts of money locking people up in this country, and they leave prison without the skills they need to succeed in the civilian world.
let me be as clear as I can be. That is, the American people--whether they are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents--are sick and tired of paying, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. The American people are…
Two years ago, six Supreme Court justices all nominated by Republican Presidents, decided to overturn Roe v. Wade abolish the constitutional right for women to have an abortion and to give politicians in state government the right to…
We hear a lot of talk about freedom in this body, freedom to do what you want to do, and yet right now we are living at a time when half of our population or more has lost that freedom.
the American people believe it is women, not the government that has a right to control their own body.
It is no secret to anyone, that throughout our Country's history, women have had to fight for their basic human rights against all forms of patriarchy and sexism, no great secret.





