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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.

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Joined April 2009

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  1. Mar 8

    This is a long overdue rebuke from the United Nations Human Rights Council of Saudi Arabia’s atrocious record on human rights. The United States should put pressure on the Saudi regime to release imprisoned activists and end its persecution of dissidents.

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  2. Mar 8

    Puerto Rico needs food assistance funding due to the hurricanes which devastated the island. Some 1.4 million U.S. citizens will face large cuts to their food assistance benefits, 230,000 will lose the benefits entirely. We must act now to end this crisis.

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  3. Mar 7

    We must hold Andrew Wheeler, Trump's new EPA secretary and an ex-coal lobbyist, accountable to enact bold and progressive measures to address the climate crisis.

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  4. Mar 7

    Without new funding, more than 1 million Puerto Ricans will be impacted by cuts to their food assistance. We must address this crisis immediately and bring Puerto Rico back onto SNAP.

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  5. Mar 7

    Congratulations to UE Locals 506 and 618 for their successful effort in standing up for justice and dignity. This is a victory for workers across the country who are sick and tired of seeing their standard of living decline as a result of corporate greed.

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  6. Mar 6

    In the United States, you should not be in danger of losing your home because you get sick. We need to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and lower drug prices.

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  7. Mar 6

    Today I introduced legislation with that would end unequal treatment of the territories, help Puerto Rico recover from the hurricanes and aid the most vulnerable in our society by providing sustainable economic relief going forward.

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  8. Mar 6

    Medicare for All is the only solution to our current wasteful, for-profit health care system.

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  9. Mar 6

    Congratulations to and every Democrat on the for passing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour to a living wage of $15 an hour. A job should lift Americans out of poverty, not keep them in it.

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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 6

    y Bernie Sanders (Vermont) presentan hoy un proyecto que persigue encaminar a Puerto Rico hacia el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementario (SNAP). detalles

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  11. Mar 5

    Are you a student or recent graduate? Apply for a paid internship in my Burlington or DC office. Applications are due on March 16.

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  12. Mar 5

    40% of fast-food workers have reported experiencing sexual harassment. That is simply unacceptable. We must stand with the brave McDonald’s workers protesting today to demand the company address this epidemic of sexual harassment.

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  13. Mar 4

    American troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 18 years, Iraq since 2003 and in Syria since 2015. The American people do not want endless war. Congress must reassert its Constitutional authority over the use of force and responsibly end these interventions.

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  14. Feb 28

    Americans are being forced to ration life-saving medication because Catalyst Pharmaceuticals raised the price of the drug from $0 to $375,000. That is unconscionable.

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  15. Feb 28

    600,000 people, disproportionately people of color, were arrested for possession of marijuana in 2017. It is time to decriminalize marijuana, expunge past marijuana convictions and end the failed war on drugs.

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  16. Feb 28

    My friend 's excellent questioning of Michael Cohen confirmed that the president is very likely a criminal.

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  17. Feb 27

    Today’s House Oversight hearing with Michael Cohen confirms what we already knew: the president is a liar, a racist, and very likely a criminal.

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  18. Feb 27

    I hope we will soon vote on this common-sense bill in the Senate and start to stem the tide of gun violence in this country.

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  19. Feb 27

    5 states have now passed legislation increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. I congratulate the Vermont Senate for doing the same. Let's make sure every worker in Vermont and throughout the country has the right to a living wage.

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  20. Feb 27

    Wabtec provided some $60 million in payments to the company's 20 top executives as a result of its merger with GE but is now trying to force workers into 12 hour shifts without overtime pay. That is outrageous. I stand with UE Local 506 and 618.

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