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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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Dec 13, 2022

I ask that the previous order with respect to the motion to discharge be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Dec 13, 2022

this is an issue that I and a number of us Democrats and Republicans, progressives and conservatives, have been working on for a number of years. I was disappointed that the Biden administration has announced its opposition to the…

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Dec 10, 2022

Two Democrats voted against us. That was a terrible, terrible vote. And I think what the Arizona Democratic Party did was exactly right.

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Dec 1, 2022

the American people are increasingly disgusted at the level of corporate greed that we see today. We have more income and wealth inequality in America now than we have had in 100 years--billionaires getting richer, working people falling…

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Dec 1, 2022

we are soon to be voting on the situation with the rail industry, which is an enormously important issue, not only for the 125,000 rail workers involved but for the entire country, because rail plays an enormous role in transporting very…

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Dec 1, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that I have an additional 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Nov 1, 2022

Yes, he is. Look when you have a former President who went around saying that the only way he could lose an election is if there was fraud, think about what an outrageous statement that is.

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Nov 1, 2022

Yes, the economy is very, very important and we cannot do as the Republicans wanted give massive tax breaks to the rich, cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That is not a solution to the economic problems of the country.

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Nov 1, 2022

People can disagree without being disagreeable, and certainly without talking about violence.

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Nov 1, 2022

And what Republicans are saying is, it's Democratic spending that caused inflation. That's just not true.

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Nov 1, 2022

This election is about the future of American democracy. It's about whether or not women can control their own bodies. It's about whether we deal with the existential threat of climate change, which threatens the wellbeing of our kids, and…

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Oct 18, 2022

No support for universal health care, no support for taking on the prescription drug industry and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. So, this is an issue. I think we should engage on.

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Oct 18, 2022

The Democrats simply abdicated and walked off the debate stage. They have allowed Republicans to do all the talking.

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Oct 18, 2022

And then have the guts Anderson to take on those powerful corporate interests, whose greed, in my view is doing so much harm to working families throughout this country.

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Oct 18, 2022

The Republican agenda for working class people is a total reactionary disaster. You have a party, which in the midst of a moment when the rich are getting much richer, you know what they want to do, they want to give massive tax breaks to…

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Oct 18, 2022

I think maybe. Look, I happen to believe that a woman's right to control her own body is absolutely where we should be and that the Supreme Court decision was a total disaster. In the year 2022, we should not be telling women what they can…

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Oct 15, 2022

You got more income and wealth inequality today than anytime in the history of the United States. Three people owning more wealth than the bottom half of the people in our society. That is insane.

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Oct 15, 2022

I think it is wrong to be saying that the way we're going to deal with inflation is by lowering wages and increasing unemployment.

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Oct 15, 2022

I believe, and most Democrats believe, that at a time when half our people are living paycheck to paycheck, we should raise the minimum wage to a living wage.

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Oct 15, 2022

I think there are some extreme right wing voters who are racists, who are sexists, who are homophobes, xenophobes. No, and I don't think you're going to ever get them.

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Oct 15, 2022

It is women who should control their own bodies, not the government.

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Oct 15, 2022

Are you going to support a party that wants to give more tax breaks to the rich, cut social security and Medicare or Medicaid? Or are you going to support people who are prepared to stand up for working people?

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Oct 15, 2022

We cannot let right wing extremists undermine what is so important to this country, and that is the right of all people to participate in the political process.

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Sep 28, 2022

I have risen today to ask unanimous consent for S. Res. 753, expressing the sense of the Senate on the upcoming election in Brazil. This Sunday, October 2, Brazil will hold its Presidential election. According to many polls, it appears…

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Sep 28, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 753. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk…

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