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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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Mar 7, 2023

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

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Mar 7, 2023

CEO compensation right now, 400 times more than the average American worker.

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Mar 7, 2023

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.

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Mar 7, 2023

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.

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Mar 7, 2023

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…

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Mar 7, 2023

We are going to stand with working people and do everything that we can to create an economy that works for all of us.

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Mar 1, 2023

egregious and widespread misconduct, which showed, a general disregard for the employees' fundamental rights.

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Mar 1, 2023

Your leadership is much appreciated by CHCs across the country.

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Mar 1, 2023

egregious and widespread misconduct, which showed, a general disregard for the employees' fundamental rights.

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Mar 1, 2023

My own personal view, not shared by everybody on this dais, is that health care is a human right.

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Mar 1, 2023

As broken as our general health care system is, it seems to me that our primary health care system is even more broken.

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Feb 28, 2023

in accordance with rule XXVI.2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I submit for publication in the Congressional Record the subcommittee assignments for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, as unanimously adopted by…

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Feb 28, 2023

The PRO Act would not only limit the rights of employers and workers but create substantial economic disruption.

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Feb 28, 2023

The PRO Act would not only limit the rights of employers and workers but create substantial economic disruption.

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Feb 27, 2023

The PRO Act would not only limit the rights of employers and workers but create substantial economic disruption.

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Feb 21, 2023

Politicians, nonetheless, have seized on both the trivial mistakes, trivial mistakes, and the complexity of the science, to cast doubt on the underlying and unrefuted truth of human caused greenhouse gas accumulation.

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Feb 21, 2023

The reason that this debate is so important is that it reminds me in some ways of the debate taking place in this country and around the world in the late 1930s.

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Feb 15, 2023

Bottom line is, look, we have an issue that the American people want us to resolve.

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Feb 15, 2023

I think this issue is huge and challenging, but one that is very amenable to some bipartisan work that can be done.

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Feb 15, 2023

As Senator Sanders mentioned, we must address their maldistribution in society.

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Feb 15, 2023

Study after study shows that disease prevention saves money.

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Feb 15, 2023

99 million primary, 70 million dental, 156 mental health, which everybody in this Committee knows is a horrendous crisis in America.

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Feb 15, 2023

The National Health Service Corps is one example of such a program, but it is simply inadequate in many ways to meet current needs.

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Feb 15, 2023

Simply put, it means that a significant percentage of our population live in places where they cannot access the health care they desperately need in a timely manner.

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Feb 15, 2023

The biggest challenge is the limited availability of clinical training opportunities.

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