Bernie Sanders

What does a lifesaving drug mean for a person who cannot afford that drug?

We are looking at an unprecedented level of corporate greed, and that is certainly true with Moderna.

Is it morally acceptable to say, I have a drug here that can cure you, save your life, but I am sorry, you can't afford the $50,000 that it costs.

Here is the thank you that the taxpayers of this country received from Moderna for that huge investment.

People are getting sicker and, in some cases, dying because they cannot afford the outrageous cost of prescription drugs.

One out of five people, diabetics in this country who use insulin are rationing insulin, because they can't afford the price.

Stop ripping off the American people.

The real, real situation is that again, we need to investigate to understand fully what happened.

Whatever happens in the future, to the degree that there are any bailouts, it must not be, it cannot be that working families and the middle class bailout the Masters of the Universe.

I think it's imperative that the Congress act and act soon in a number of areas.

All that unions are about is not complicated. It is people coming together to fight for a contract which guarantees them certain basic rights.

There is a class war going on, whether we want to recognize it or not.

The very rich know nothing about how most people live, couldn't care less about real people, and firmly believe they have a divine right to rule.

Federal labor law still contains racist and sexist exclusions rooted in Jim Crow. We need to write new rules that protect all workers--Black, brown, and white--to ensure we can all thrive.

It's time for politicians to heed workers' demands.

It's ridiculous that the future for tens of thousands of workers in a company like Starbucks is up to the whims of just one person--Howard Schultz--who continues to oversee a company that breaks the law without sufficient consequence.

If a corporation is going to pride itself on corporate social responsibility in its mission statement or offer grand announcements on inclusivity, respect and a commitment to treating workers well, and if they're going to call their…

This is why we need to pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act as soon as possible--to protect collective action, remove the barriers to worker voice and hold employers accountable when they violate workers'…

We need to pass the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act as soon as possible to protect collective action.

Unions are the single most powerful tool we have to demand fair, just, and equitable treatment of workers.

It is no coincidence that labor standards have plummeted as the percentage of people in unions has declined in America.

We cannot let them buy the basic rights of working people.

Employers spend $340 million per year on law firms and consultants to help them intimidate workers.

The response of companies like Starbucks... has been to turn around and throw a litany of dirty tactics at these employees.

In this country, workers have the right to form unions, and we are going to do everything we can to make sure that they can exercise that Constitutional right.