On Jimmy Kimmel's show Thursday night, Bernie Sanders talked about the role he has played as an independent in the Senate, and how he worked with Republicans across the aisle. “John [McCain] is a friend of mine; I’ve known him for many years. "Obviously we have very strong differences of opinion. On ... veterans' legislation we had more than one shouting match on how to go forward, but we ended up coming together for the veterans of this country and we passed the most comprehensive veterans' health-care legislation in the modern history of this country."





