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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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Sep 20, 2023

President Biden has proposed that at least for those people making $1 million a year in income, we should tax capital gains at the same rate that we do for individual wage earners.

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Sep 20, 2023

Democrats in Congress responded to this threat by providing $50 billion in Federal funding to help stabilize the childcare industry.

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Sep 20, 2023

Yes, we should be making these choices, and that is a choice that I think that we should be making for the common good.

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Sep 20, 2023

President Biden has proposed that at least for those people making $1 million a year in income, we should tax capital gains at the same rate that we do for individual wage earners.

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Sep 20, 2023

We think that there is also an appropriate place to address that issue.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders, Patsy Murray, and 33 others, introduced the 'Child Care Stabilization Act'.

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Sep 20, 2023

Democrats in Congress responded to this threat by providing $50 billion in Federal funding to help stabilize the childcare industry.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray and 33 others introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders, Patsy Murray, and 33 others, introduced the 'Child Care Stabilization Act'.

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Sep 20, 2023

We think that there is also an appropriate place to address that issue.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray and 33 others introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act.

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Sep 19, 2023

the ``Child Care Stabilization Act''

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Sep 19, 2023

Democrats in Congress responded to this threat by providing $50 billion in Federal funding to help stabilize the childcare industry.

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Sep 19, 2023

we should have a Government investment.

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Sep 19, 2023

we should tax capital gains at the same rate that we do for individual wage earners.

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Sep 19, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray and 33 others introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act.

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Sep 19, 2023

we think that there is also an appropriate place to address that issue.

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Sep 19, 2023

that actually you would raise $200 billion a year.

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Sep 19, 2023

we tax capital gains at a lower rate than we do wages.

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Sep 19, 2023

we see that as a very important investment for our citizens in the State of Maryland.

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Sep 17, 2023

It is totally reasonable for autoworkers to finally receive a fair share of the record-breaking profits that their labor has produced.

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Sep 14, 2023

Senator Marshall raised this issue from almost the first time we sat down and seriously discussed it. If we are going to talk about prevention, we have to talk about obesity, among other things, because we are looking at a major--you tell…

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Sep 14, 2023

Let me thank Senator Marshall and his staff so much for their hard work and say, as he just said, we think there are other ideas that can improve it. We are open to new ideas. We hope to be marking up and intend to be marking up this bill…

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Sep 14, 2023

this is an issue I have worked on since I have been in Congress. And one of the results of that--working with others--is that, in my State of Vermont, I think--I think--we are leading the Nation in terms of the number of people per capita…

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Sep 14, 2023

now, what this article points out is certainly not news to the people in America. In Vermont and all over this country, our people often have to wait months in order to get an appointment with a doctor; and in some cases, they have to…

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