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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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May 4, 2023

We were very, very unprepared for what hit us 3 years ago.

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May 4, 2023

We lost over 1 million people from COVID.

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May 4, 2023

We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other country on earth.

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May 4, 2023

We could have answered this with definitive basic clinical research early. They didn't.

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May 4, 2023

Senator Sanders' Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act as an 'open-source dividend.'

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May 4, 2023

The promise of virus hunters that they could use this information to predict future pandemic was a fallacy.

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May 4, 2023

Congress should avoid the false narrative that insufficient Federal findings were to blame for our pathetic COVID response.

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May 4, 2023

We are losing about 60,000 people a year unnecessarily because they can't afford the medicine they need.

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May 4, 2023

How about firing power for incompetence, or both?

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May 4, 2023

One out of four patients who receive a prescription from their doctor are unable to afford to fill that prescription.

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May 4, 2023

What scientists are telling us is that there is a reasonable chance that, God forbid, that a pandemic as deadly as COVID could occur in 10 years.

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May 4, 2023

We did not have the infrastructure we needed to deal with the pandemic.

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