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Up now is Ben Cohen of @benandjerrys, who stated, "Ice cream is good, but a president of the United States that truly stands for justice in all its flavors? That is euphoric." #BernieInChicago

.@RepRoKhanna is speaking next, followed by @ninaturner, and then @BernieSanders will take the stage. #BernieInChicago

Curious what people will say about the co-founder of one of the most successful ice cream companies in the world backing Bernie and the Green New Deal. #BernieInChicago

"<Bernie> is already leading the country. Just look at all the other candidates that are following him." - Ben Cohen #BernieInChicago

"Bernie Sanders has a simple moral vision for America. Instead of spending $6 trillion on endless wars, we need to invest in healthcare, in education, in infrastructure, in clean energy, in every community across America." - .@RepRoKhanna #BernieInChicago

"Bernie Sanders doesn't just talk about raising wages, he delivers. When he introduced the #StopBezosAct... 3 weeks later @JeffBezos raised wages for 350K Americans across this country." - @RepRoKhanna #BernieInChicago

"At a time when people are cynical about gov't... weary of promises broken... crave more substance... we need someone whose life experience speaks for itself... someone who has had a lifetime of integrity to reclaim our democracy. That person is Bernie Sanders." @RepRoKhanna

.@ninaturner is speaking now. @BernieSanders is up next. #BernieInChicago

"We don't aim for half measures, we aim for transcendence." -@ninaturner #BernieInChicago

"If @BernieSanders can get 350K @amazon workers a raise when he’s in the minority in the Senate, imagine what he can do as president of the United States!” - @RepRoKhanna #BernieInChicago

"The ultimate measure of a man is where he stands in times of controversy & challenge...when he was a congressman & he got word that IBM was going to cut the pensions of older voters by 50%...he purchased 5 shares of stock... to speak...to stand up for older workers.."@ninaturner

"We've got the receipts. We got all the receipts!" - @ninaturner #BernieInChicago

Bernie Sanders is about to take the stage #BernieInChicago

"We are gathered here tonight to complete the political revolution we started 3 years ago. 3 years ago we thought we were kinda crazy and extreme. Not the case anymore!" - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"3 years ago the ideas we brought forth here in Illinois and all over the country were rejected by Democrats. Not anymore! We have begun the political revolution, and now we are gonna complete it!" - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

The crowd was chanting "Bernie" to which Bernie replies, "No! It ain't Bernie! It is YOU. It must be YOU. The whole point of the political revolution is that it can't be Bernie alone... we've got to do it together. By the millions!" The crowd then starts chanting, "Not Me, Us!"

"The principals of our gov't will not be racism, sexism, xenophobia, religious bigotry. All of that is going to end. The principals of our gov't will be based on justice. On economic justice. On social justice. On racial justice. And on environmental justice." - #BernieInChicago

"In my view, we can no longer stand idly by to allow 3 families in this country to own more wealth than the bottom half of America. We can not allow CEOs of major corps to make over 300x as much as their workers." - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"We can not allow the very rich to become even richer, while over 20% of our children live in poverty, while veterans who defended this country sleep on the streets, & seniors can not afford the medicine they need." - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"We will no longer accept 46% of all new income going to the top 1%, while millions of Americans are forced to work 2 or 3 jobs just to survive and over half of our people live paycheck to paycheck." - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"Brothers and sisters, there is too much concentration of wealth and power in this country and this is a fight we are not gonna run away from! WE believe in democracy, not oligarchy." -@BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"Today we say to the private health insurance companies, whether you like it or not, the US will join every other major country on earth and guarantee healthcare to all people as a right. Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege." - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"Today we say to the pharma industry, you will no longer charge the American people the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. The result being 1in 5 Americans can't afford to buy the medicine their drs prescribe. How crazy is that?" - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"Today we say to the parents of young children in this country. We understand that 0 - 4 are the most significant ages for a human being, intellectually & emotionally. The children of this country are our future and we will establish a universal pre-K system." #BernieInChicago

"We want you to get the best education that you can regardless of the income of your family. Good jobs require a good education and that is why we will make public colleges and universities tuition free." @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"Today we say to our Sr citizens, we understand you can not survive on $12-13K a year on social security. Republicans want to cut social security benefits. Well we've got some bad news for them. We're not gonna cut social security, we're gonna expand benefits." #BernieInChicago

"We're gonna pass comprehensive immigration reforms and a path towards citizenship... we're going to create a human border policy for those who seek asylum. The United States of America must never be a country that snatches babies from the arms of their mothers." #BernieInChicago

"Today we say to the top 1% and the large profitable corporations, people who have never had it so good, that under a Bernie Sanders administration we are gonna end the massive tax breaks and loop holes that you currently enjoy." - @BernieSanders #BernieInChicago

"We will no longer accept the absurd situation where large corps like Amazon, Netflix & GM pay NOTHING in federal income tax. We will no longer tolerate a situation in which the wealthy & large corps store 10s of billions of dollars in the Cayman Islands & other tax havens."