When I was in the House for 16 years, I caucused with the Democrats. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Democrats need to become a 50-state party. You can't have a great party on the West Coast and the East Coast. You… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb. And if millions of people begin to stand up and fight back, they're… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I would love to have the endorsement of every progressive organization in America. We're very proud to have received recently the endorsement… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Not just for the U.S. Senate but it also means for school board and city council. We need to revitalize American democracy.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Republicans win when people are demoralized and you have a small voter turnout, which by the way is why they love voter… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Most people that I know don believe that a handful of corporations request sit together without disclosure, by the way, and pump… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The history of American democracy, to say the least, has been checkered. Our nation was founded at a time when people of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“issue a statement attacking the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. I announced that I would only nominate justices to the Supreme… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In my view, it is not a question of Trump having won the election, it's a question of Democrats having lost the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I believe in public funding of elections, absolutely. But this system iscurrently very antiquated and no longer applies to modern day politics. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We have got to change the political culture in America. We need a political revolution. That means we are working on politics… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I would love it if everybody in America agreed with me on every issue. I can't get my wife to agree with… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Super PACs and a corrupt campaign finance system are destroying American democracy. We're proud that we have received four million individual contributions,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In 2005, Republicans passed a 360-page reconciliation bill without a single Democratic vote that provided deep cuts to Medicaid and raised premiums… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There's issue of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests and Wall Street are trying to buy elections.Those are the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Democracy is about one person, one vote. It’s about all of us coming together to determine the future of our country. It… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We need a growing middle class, not one that has been disappearing for 40 years. We need a vibrant one person-one vote… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
What we have got to do immediately is to say that racism and xenophobia is totally unacceptable and we will stand with the 1… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
In 1999, Hoffmann-LaRoche paid a $500 million criminal fine for leading a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices for certain vitamins. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
We need a strategy. And the goal is to bring millions of people together. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
We are living at a time where a handful of people have wealth beyond comprehension - huge yachts, jet planes, tens of billions of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
If you want to know if your food contains gluten, aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, trans-fats or MSG, you simply read the ingredients listed… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
It reminds me in some ways of the debate taking place in this country and around the world in the late 1930s. There were… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
I am sure that there are some single payer advocates who think the only thing worth fighting for is single payer. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
The case to be made is that we have got to get people involved - continue to get people involved in the political process… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share
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