Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, longest-serving independent in congressional history.

Vermont/DCsanders.senate.govJoined April 2009

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Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

I appreciated meeting with Vermont veterans to discuss veteran homelessness, mental health, health care and other issues at the VA. Veterans put their lives on the line for this country. We must do everything in our power to ensure they receive the benefits & care they earned.

Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers. Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes. Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children. Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program. We won't let them.

The media could not be played.

Three years ago today, Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine, and Russian aircraft began bombing the country. Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine. Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.

Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.

This week, I was on the floor to discuss the state of our country, and what’s at stake:

NO. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality we should not be giving tax breaks to billionaires. We should demand that they start paying their fair share.

LIVE: I’m on the Senate floor asking my Republican colleagues: When will you stand up to the President of the United States and call him out on his lies?

Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

LIVE on the Senate Floor

In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less. We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.

Legislation that I passed and was funded by Congress, Solar for All, could reduce electric bills for working class families by 80%. The Trump Admin is refusing to release the money in order to protect the profits of fossil fuel billionaires. Unacceptable. Release the funds NOW.

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Climate Reality

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Feb 10

$7 billion of Solar for All grants were frozen, stalling clean energy projects for low-income communities. This isn’t just a delay; it’s a direct hit on families who deserve lower bills, cleaner air, and a fair energy future. bit.ly/3Q1yfqp

We are witnessing a very sad moment in American history. The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy. Here are my thoughts:

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Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity. I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking. Here are some of them: