Bernie Sanders quotes - page 6

I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure. (Bernie Sanders)
I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats. View quote
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There is nobody that I know who believes that Bank of America is a human being who should be entitled for the same constitutional rights that the people of our country are. View quote
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The Federal Reserve has a responsibility to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions and to contain systemic risks in financial markets. View quote
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There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents. View quote
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You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally. View quote
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We need an energy revolution by breaking our dependence on fossil fuels, polluting fuels... I am very, very confident our small state will lead this. We will be noticed by the country and the world. View quote
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You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care and decent paying jobs. View quote
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In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants, without disclosure, on a political campaign. View quote
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I think the overwhelming majority of the American people know that we have got to stand together, that we're going to grow together, that we're going to survive together, and that if we start splintering, we're not going to succeed in a highly competitive international economy. View quote
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Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of billionaire campaign contributors and Big Money prevail? The American people, by the millions, must send Congress the answer to that question. (Bernie Sanders)
The Federal Reserve needs to provide small businesses in America with the same low-interest loans it gave to foreign banks. View quote
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I think the American people in many cases want to transform our energy system. View quote
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These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment. View quote
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I think it makes people in the Pentagon kind of nervous to know that chemical agents and environmental factors could cause so much damage in terms of what may happen in the future. View quote
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I come from a rural state. People drive 50, 100 miles to and from work every single day. That is true all over America. View quote
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The Fed has got to become a more democratic institution that is responsive to the needs of the middle class, not just Wall Street CEOs. View quote
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I am sure that there are some single payer advocates who think the only thing worth fighting for is single payer. View quote
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It is incomprehensible that drug companies still get away with charging Americans twice as much, or more, than citizens of Canada or Europe for the exact same drugs manufactured by the exact same companies. View quote
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What some of us believe is that it is possible that if chemicals are related to Gulf War illness that some of the more severe symptoms may not erupt until 10 or 20 years down the line. View quote
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I'm not much into speculation. (Bernie Sanders)
As a result of the digital age and the decline of first-class mail, there is no question that the Postal Service must change and develop a new business model. View quote
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For better or worse, when Sen. Inhofe speaks, the Republican Party follows. And when the Republican Party follows, it is impossible to get real work done in the Congress. View quote
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At a time when the Post Office is losing substantial revenue from the instantaneous flow of information by email and on the Internet, slowing mail service is a recipe for disaster. View quote
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If you look at the newspapers here - the Washington papers - most of the discussion deals with campaign gossip. View quote
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