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Senator Bernie Sanders
United States Senate
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Bernie Sanders is the independent U.S. Senator from Vermont. He is the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history. He is a member of the Senate's Budget, Veterans, Environment, Energy, and H.E.L.P. (Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) committees.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 6, 2020 Trump's Attacks on Election Integrity Is a Threat to Everything This Country Stands For
Donald Trump is a pathological liar. According to documented reports he has told more than 20,000 lies and distortions since he has been president. This is, obviously, deeply disturbing behavior for anyone who is president of the United States.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 The high priest of unfettered capitalism
The one percent in this country may have enormous wealth and power, and they will use it to try and stop our agenda. But they are just the one percent. And if the 99 percent in this country stand together, defeat Trump, and go on to fight for the values we share, we can transform this country.
(5 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 11, 2020 The pandemic is helping the rich get even richer. It's time to tax their obscene wealth
We are in the middle of an extraordinary moment in American history: a public health crisis, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the existential threat of climate change and a president who is moving our country in an authoritarian direction.
SHARE Sunday, August 2, 2020 Bye-bye
The next 93 days may very well be the most important in our country's history. Donald Trump must be defeated.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 2, 2020 Bye Bye Trump: Ten Reasons
The next 93 days may very well be the most important in our country's history. Donald Trump must be defeated.
I am confident that you understand, as well as I do, how un-American and disastrous Trump and his administration have been. But I want to give you ten reasons (and there are many more) as to why, together, we have got to do everything we can to create the largest voter turnout in history and send Trump packing.
(15 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 23, 2020 We are in a very dangerous moment in American history.
As we speak, in Portland Oregon federal agents in combat gear and unmarked vehicles are pulling protesters off the streets and jailing them without charges, despite opposition from local and state officials.
Trump & his allies are "normalizing" the use of federal troops to patrol and make arrests of American citizens in communities throughout the country. Today it is Portland, Oregon. Tomorrow, other citie
(4 comments) SHARE Monday, June 22, 2020 Yes
We are living through a pandemic that has claimed the lives of 120,000 Americans. And, now, after cities and states have "reopened," the number of new cases is skyrocketing.
SHARE Sunday, May 17, 2020 Bernie Sanders | $2,000 Per Person Per Month
During this crisis, Congress must make sure that every working-class household receives a $2,000 monthly payment for each family member. One of the best ways to support working people who are feeling the economic impact of this crisis is to ensure they continue to have reliable income to afford the basic necessities they need.
(7 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The campaign ends, the struggle continues
While we are winning the ideological battle, and while we are winning the support of young people and working people throughout the country, I have concluded that this battle for the Democratic nomination will not be successful. And so today I am announcing the suspension of active campaigning, and congratulate Joe Biden, a very decent man, on his victory.
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 5, 2020 The Boldest Piece of Legislation Ever Written in Modern History
In this unprecedented moment in modern American history, it is imperative that we respond in an unprecedented way. And that means that Congress must pass, in the very near future, the boldest piece of legislation ever written in modern history.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 11, 2020 What I just told the press about our campaign
What has become more and more apparent, with each passing primary, is that while we are currently trailing in the delegate count, we are strongly winning the debate about the future of our country. In poll after poll, including exit polls, a strong majority of the American people support our progressive agenda.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, March 6, 2020 We need scientists, not politicians, in charge of the coronavirus response
Health experts agree that the spread of the coronavirus will likely get worse before it gets better. Donald Trump must stop spreading lies and fear, and leave the science to scientists and health professionals, not politicians.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 12, 2020 Iran
A test of a great nation is not how many wars we can fight or how many governments we can overthrow, but how we can use our strength to resolve international conflicts in a peaceful way.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Trump's holiday menu: handouts for billionaires, hunger for the poor
The Republican tax scam is working exactly as planned. Today, the richest 400 billionaires pay lower taxes than any group in America including the poor. Nearly 100 of the top Fortune 500 companies now pay nothing in taxes.
(4 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Fighting antisemitism is at the heart of the left's struggle against oppression
Ending the occupation and enabling the Palestinians to have self-determination in an independent, democratic, economically viable state of their own is in the best interests of the United States, Israel, the Palestinians and the region. My pride and admiration for Israel lives alongside my support for Palestinian freedom and independence.
(5 comments) SHARE Friday, July 12, 2019 The Straightest Path to Racial Equality Is Through the One Percent
Many black Americans are disillusioned about politicians who champion the organizing power of black women when it's time to turn out the vote but neglect their needs between election cycles. They are tired of politicians offering meaningful yet inadequate reforms, kicking the can of progress down the road instead of using their political capital to fight for reforms that current generations desperately need.