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.
We got to bring the progressive community together to say, you know what, we're going to fight for a progressive agenda.
The very, very wealthy are doing phenomenally well, while working families are struggling.
We're going to lower the cost of prescription drugs, so we're not paying any more than the rest of the world.
The Biden administration has made some progress. We have got a long way to go.
We got to expand Social Security. Wants to cut Medicare. We have got to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing and vision.
If we come up with a progressive agenda, I think we're going to win, and win big.
The Biden administration has made some progress. We have got a long way to go.
We have to make it clear that we stand with the working class of this country against the kind of corporate greed that we now see.
The progressive community in general and the American people have got to make a decision as to whether we stand for democracy or authoritarianism.
If you want to do well in this election, talk to the needs of the American people, have the guts to take on the big money and trusts who have so much power.
If that is going to happen, if we are going to defeat creeping authoritarianism and right-wing extremism, there has got to be an ideological change of course.
Year after year, with very little debate, we pour hundreds of billions of dollars into the military-industrial complex. This year, it is about $900 billion. While defense contractors make huge profits, while the Pentagon remains unaudited…
We have got to move dramatically if we are serious about protecting the mental health and helping people in this country.
We have got to move dramatically if we are serious about protecting the mental health and helping people in this country.
If 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured, and if we have a scarcity of mental health providers in this country, am I missing something in suggesting that for tens of millions of people--I know people call my office.





