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Bernie Sanders Biography

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. The longest-serving independent in congressional history, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990 and has caucused with the Democratic Party since, which has entitled him to congressional committee assignments and at times given Democrats a majority. A self-described democratic socialist and a New Deal-era American progressive, Sanders is pro-labor and emphasizes reversing economic inequality. Many scholars consider his views to be more in line with social democracy.

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The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process. We have to increase voter turnout and citizen participation so that people know what's going on and demand a government that works for everybody and not just the one percent.

Everybody, Government, People, Political, Significantly

Democrats need to become a 50-state party. You can't have a great party on the West Coast and the East Coast. You need to have a party in all 50 states.

Become, Coast, Democrat, Democrats, Party, West

People are tired of working longer hours for lower wages, of seeing decent paying jobs go to China and other low-wage countries, of billionaires not paying any federal income taxes and of not being able to afford a college education for their kids - all while the very rich become much richer.

China, College, Country, Jobs, Kids, Working

The cost of prescription drugs in this country is far, far higher than in any other country. You may recall that Donald Trump as a candidate for president talked about how he was going to take on the pharmaceutical industry and it was going to lower prescription drug costs.

Country, Donald, Drug, Drugs, Higher, President

Will I criticize Hillary Clinton on her position of TPP, or the lack of position? Will I criticize her on her views of Wall Street? Will I criticize her on foreign policy? That's what democracy is about, but taking cheap shots at people, making it personal, I don't think that's what politics should be about.

Foreign, Making, Taking, Thinking, Views, Wall

I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. Let's not forget, this guy was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement, which was an effort to delegitimize the presidency of the first African-American president we have ever had.

Birther, Effort, Guy, Presidency, States, Thinking

All of you are aware of the tragic history of racism in America, but for a very long time, African-Americans and their white allies came together and they struggled and they stood up for justice and they stood up to lynching and they stood up to segregation and the stood up to a nation where African-Americans couldn't even vote in America.

America, History, Lynching, Together, Tragic, White

I'm very, very worried about the invasion of privacy rights that we're seeing not only from the N. S. A. and the government but from corporate America, as well. We're losing our privacy rights. It's a huge issue.

Rights, Government, America, Worried, Seeing, Corporate

I think it is important that independent government agencies be put in charge of investigating misconduct so that police departments are no longer allowed to police themselves. There is a conflict of interest there which, I believe, allows police to excuse their own behavior.

Behavior, Believe, Independent, Misconduct, Thinking

I have a lot of respect for President Obama. I consider him a friend. I disagree with him on issues like the extension of tax breaks that Bush initiated. But I think history will judge a President Obama a lot better than many other contemporaries, given the fact that he came into office at a time when this country was in terrible, terrible shape.

Country, Thinking, Issues, Respect, President, Contemporaries

I believe the Democratic Party has got to be firmly on the side of working families, taking on the big money interests, who today, to a very significant degree, control our economic and political life.

Believe, Control, Families, Party, Political, Working

At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing our environment needs is more drilling. What we need is for Congress and the White House to move toward clean energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.

Due, Moving, Time, White, Wind

Corporations can't have it both ways. They can't tell Americans how much they want us to buy their products, but then run abroad to avoid taxes or hire cheap labor. American corporations should pay their fair share of taxes and create decent-paying jobs here - not in China.

Avoid, Corporations, Jobs, Products, Running, Way

The Postal Service is a vitally important institution for the American people. It must be saved.

American, Important, Institution, Institutions, People, Vitally

I think Donald Trump understood that there are many millions of people in America, the working middle class, who are really hurting. They are in pain.

Hurt, Pain, People, Thinking, Trump

In my view, we need a massive federal jobs program which puts millions of our people back to work. We must end our disastrous trade policies. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And we have to fight for pay equity for women.

Jobs, Fighting, Views, Federal, Pay, Raise

Look, if you have somebody who doesn't have health insurance, who doesn't have a doctor or dentist, and in order to deal with their cold or flu or dental problem, they go to an emergency room - in general, that visit will cost ten times more than walking into a community health center.

Center, Community, Doctors, Order, Problem, Times

We have to enforce the individual mandate. We're losing a lot of money that is not coming into the system.

Enforce, Individual, Losing, Mandate

I am running for president as a Democrat. And if elected, not only do I hope to bring forth a major change in national priorities, but let me be frank, I do want to see major changes in the Democratic Party.

Running, Party, Priorities, Let, Change

It is not good enough to say, "Well, hey, I vote every two years. I vote every four years. " That's fine, but that is not good enough.

Enough, Fine, Not Good Enough, Two, Years

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