Political Quotes

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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Aug 15, 2025

The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen.

counterpunch.org
Aug 14, 2025

This is a huge fight. We have the American people behind us. Let’s win it.

truthout.org
Aug 14, 2025

A billionaire pays the same amount into the Social Security Trust Fund as somebody who makes $176,000 a year.

truthout.org
Aug 14, 2025

If you lift that cap, we can substantially increase benefits, which is what we’ve got to do, and extend the life of Social Security for many, many decades.

truthout.org
Aug 14, 2025

Despite its popularity and despite its success, Trump and [Elon] Musk and others have been working overtime to try to dismantle Social Security and importantly, undermine the confidence that the American people have in it.

truthout.org
Aug 14, 2025

Trump and Musk have also absurdly and quite intentionally lied to the American people, by suggesting that millions and millions of people who are between the ages of 140 and 360 years of age are receiving Social Security.

truthout.org
Aug 12, 2025

Billionaire-funded super PACs like AIPAC and Crypto shouldn't be able to undermine democracy and determine Democratic candidates.

commondreams.org
Aug 12, 2025

Congrats to the DNC for starting the process to ban Big Money from presidential primaries.

commondreams.org
Aug 11, 2025

What they’re trying to do is to divide us up. ‘Oh, you’re a Muslim. You’re undocumented. You’re black. You’re gay. Let’s divide everybody up so that rich can become richer.’ Our job is to bring people together.

nypost.com
Aug 8, 2025

Trump wants to illegally kill this program to protect the obscene profits of his friends in the oil and gas industry. That is outrageous.

theblaze.com
Aug 8, 2025

At a time when working families are getting crushed by skyrocketing energy costs and the planet is literally burning, sabotaging this program isn’t just wrong — it’s absolutely insane.

theblaze.com

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