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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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Jul 26, 2026

Why in God’s name are we the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people? …Why do the economists tell us that in the richest country in the history of the world, our kids will likely have a lower standard of…

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Jul 26, 2026

People are tired and they want real change.

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Jul 26, 2026

What I want to see and I think a lot of people want to see is strong labeling, so, if a mom goes through a grocery store and the kid says, hey, I want that Coca-Cola, understand that a 20-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola has 15 teaspoons of sugar…

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Jul 26, 2026

The function of the current American health care system is to make billions of dollars in profits for the insurance companies and the drug companies.

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Jul 26, 2026

We should have the highest standard of living for all of our people, not massive income and wealth inequality.

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Jul 26, 2026

The American people are tired of a rigged economy, a corrupt campaign finance system. They want real change.

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Jul 26, 2026

Let's sit down, let's negotiate with them, let's stop the killing, let's stop the devastation to our economy, which is raising gas prices, prices all across the board.

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Jul 26, 2026

The war in Iran is unconstitutional. It is illegal, should never have been started. We need to sit down, negotiate, end this war as quickly as possible.

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Jul 25, 2026

For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely designed to be overeaten — fueling the twin crises of type 2 diabetes and obesity in America.

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Jul 24, 2026

Today, on a bipartisan basis, the Senate HELP Committee finally stood up to the greed of the food and beverage industry.

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Jul 24, 2026

We cannot continue to allow these greedy corporations to put their own profits over the health and well-being of our kids.

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Jul 23, 2026

Nearly 30 years ago, Congress had the courage to take on the tobacco industry, whose products killed more than 400,000 Americans every year. Today, on a bipartisan basis, the Senate HELP Committee finally stood up to the greed of the food…

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Jul 23, 2026

I am delighted that the HELP Committee passed the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act that I introduced. For decades, the food and beverage industry has made massive profits by enticing children to consume unhealthy products purposely…

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Jul 23, 2026

No one who works for a company making billions in profits should be living in poverty.

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Jul 23, 2026

It is time for the Walton family, worth $485 billion, and Mr. Bezos, worth $257 billion, to get off of welfare and pay their workers a living wage with good benefits.

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Jul 23, 2026

American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize the starvation wages of large corporations like Walmart and Amazon.

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Jul 23, 2026

That is why Congress must vote NO on the defense spending bill, which brings the US and Israeli militaries even closer together.

commondreams.org
Jul 23, 2026

Trump claims his war on Iran is about stopping an authoritarian country from enriching nuclear fuel. Now he’s letting his best friends in Saudi Arabia — one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world — do exactly that. This is absurd…

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Jul 21, 2026

Within the last year, we have won mayor's races in New York City. We've won mayor's races in Seattle. Washington, D.C. We have won congressional elections and Democratic primaries in Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Montana…

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Jul 20, 2026

We thanked you in the past for when you stood up to ICE. We’re going to thank you this time for standing up to the super PACs.

minnesotareformer.com
Jul 20, 2026

Progressives have been defeating establishment candidates all over this country.

minnesotareformer.com
Jul 20, 2026

In all due respect to Congresswoman Stevens, everyone knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul El-Sayed. This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class.

commondreams.org
Jul 19, 2026

Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs, and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to…

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Jul 19, 2026

The billionaire class, which has already — and there are two weeks left to go in the election — has already spent $50 million against him.

foxnews.com
Jul 19, 2026

This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class. That is what this election is about.

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