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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.
Madam President, I want to take a moment to say a few words about the so-called Inflation Reduction Act that we are debating this evening. I say ``so-called,'' by the way, because, according to the CBO and other economic organizations that…
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 1, nays…
Madam President, the American people are sick and tired of being ripped off by the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, which makes tens of billions of dollars per year in profit, charging us by far the highest prices in the world for our…
Mr. President, here is what the Center for Biological Diversity had to say on this bill: This is a climate suicide pact. It's self-defeating to handcuff renewable energy development to massive new oil and gas extraction. The new leasing…
Mr. President, in the richest country on Earth, millions of seniors should not have teeth rotting in their mouths or be unable to afford hearing aids or eyeglasses. In America today, the reality is that a quarter of Americans 65 and older…
Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 5281 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders], for himself…
Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 5209, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders], for himself and Mr. Merkley…
Mr. President, my understanding is that the so-called Inflation Reduction Act may be coming to the floor in the coming days, and there are some people who think it is still worth supporting. There are others who think that it is not. But…
Mr. President, here is what the Center for Biological Diversity had to say on this bill: This is a climate suicide pact. It's self-defeating to handcuff renewable energy development to massive new oil and gas extraction. The new leasing…
Madam President, I wanted to come down to the floor and say a few words about the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which may be coming to the floor this week. But before I do, I want to put this reconciliation bill into the context of…
Mr. President, I raise a point of order that the pending measure violates section 4106 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, H. Con. Res. 71 of the 115th Congress, the Senate pay-as-you-go point of order. The…
Mr. President, I previously revised the allocations, aggregates, and pay-as-you-go ledger for S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, pursuant to section 3003 of S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget resolution…
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