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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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Oct 17, 2023

The health care system in our Country is broken and it is failing.

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Oct 11, 2023

They are producing 90 percent of the electricity they require in a manufacturing facility.

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Oct 11, 2023

As a result of energy efficiency and geothermal--and soon they're going to add solar--they have cut their fuel bills by 75 percent.

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Oct 11, 2023

It is a huge success story, significant reduction in their fuel bills.

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Oct 11, 2023

I applaud the Department of Energy very much for the work that they are doing.

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Oct 6, 2023

Israel had the right to defend itself against Hamas and respond to the barbaric October 7, 2023, terrorist attack, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took over 240 hostages.

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Sep 20, 2023

We think that there is also an appropriate place to address that issue.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray and 33 others introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act.

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Sep 20, 2023

President Biden has proposed that at least for those people making $1 million a year in income, we should tax capital gains at the same rate that we do for individual wage earners.

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Sep 20, 2023

Yes, we should be making these choices, and that is a choice that I think that we should be making for the common good.

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Sep 20, 2023

Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders, Patsy Murray, and 33 others, introduced the 'Child Care Stabilization Act'.

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Sep 20, 2023

Democrats in Congress responded to this threat by providing $50 billion in Federal funding to help stabilize the childcare industry.

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