Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

If we do not act boldly and radically to combat the climate crisis, and significantly invest in transforming our energy systems now, future generations will never forgive us. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

It is totally absurd that anyone in this country should have to ration their insulin. We have got to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and drastically lower the cost of prescription drugs. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Look around. https://t.co/js07UtOiT8 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

The upcoming congressional election in Ohio has everything to do with the future of the Democratic Party. Will Democrats stand with the working class and have the courage to take on wealthy special interests? I know that @ninaturner will, which is why I strongly support her. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

What I and my colleagues are trying to do is to address the needs of America's working families — not billionaires and corporations. Republicans know that’s a popular agenda, and that's exactly why they are trying to stop us. https://t.co/svKIIfRJnQ — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

In just one week, 39 MILLION households will begin receiving direct monthly payments as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan. And you know what? Not a single Republican voted for it. Yes, they are the party of family values. No doubt about it. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

New parents in Sweden are guaranteed: - 480 days of paid leave - 80% of normal wages during that time New parents in the U.S. are guaranteed: - 0 days of paid leave - $0 of your wages during any time off How does that make sense in the richest country on earth? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

If every other major country can have paid maternity leave, so can we. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

The reality now is that we are living in an oligarchic society. The top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 92%. Over the last 30 years, the top 1%'s wealth has increased by $21 trillion while the bottom half's declined. Is that the kind of country we are satisfied with? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Take a look around. We are in a moment in which we have more income & wealth inequality than any point since the 1920's. Our infrastructure has been neglected and is crumbling. We have record heatwaves, and bodies of water are on fire. If now is not the time to act boldly — when? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Hmm... Maybe it was paying an effective tax rate of 0.98%, heading a corporation that repeatedly paid nothing in federal income tax, and underpaying workers so much they had to rely on public benefits. That sort of rampant greed might have had something to do with it. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

"The establishment is afraid of me becoming mayor because finally, someone is going to lead with care, compassion, accessibility, and transparency, and put people first." - @Indiawaltonbflo https://t.co/trrOOyZxAJ — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Jeff Bezos makes some $2,537 every second of the day. Got that? That means Jeff Bezos — the richest guy on the face of planet — makes nearly 3x more in one second than the median worker in this country makes in an entire week. That is morally obscene. Tax the billionaires. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

If the United States and the global community doesn't get its act together and move away from fossil fuels in a very aggressive way, the planet we will be leaving our kids and grandchildren will be increasingly uninhabitable. We cannot allow that to happen. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

What other countries are doing and what we must do is make clear that taking care of children is one of our major priorities. The time is now to finally provide quality child care for all working families. https://t.co/yTJbiB2lhc — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

No, the short-term profits of the oil and gas companies are not more important than the future of our planet. Yes, now is the time to act boldly and take on the climate crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Please do not tell me that ending our dependency on fossil fuels is too radical — THIS is radical. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Climate change is the existential threat to our planet at this moment. And we are seeing it with our own eyes right now. My colleagues ask if we can afford to act as boldly and aggressively as the situation demands — I ask, how can we afford not to? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

If you're a working class parent of 2 kids under the age of 6, in just two weeks' time, you're going to start getting monthly payments of $600 to help with the cost of raising your kids. That is no small thing — that is government that delivers for working people. https://t.co/uTmOXgm7TG — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

If the last few months has made one thing clear, it is that we need more progressive voices in the Senate. @Booker4KY will be the voice that the working people of Kentucky need. https://t.co/afLKw1lgbV — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Yes. Now is the time to think big, not small. We must address the climate crisis which is threatening the well-being of the entire planet. We must address the needs of working families. And when we do that we can create millions of good paying jobs. https://t.co/4rXqJPBxQO — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

To those who say we cannot afford to act on climate, I ask you sincerely: what is the alternative? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

More than 120 countries around the globe offer some variety of paid leave for new parents. The United States — the richest country on the planet — ain't one of them. Let's end that absurdity and finally make paid leave for all a reality. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

I do not think we can overstate the significance of the fact that in just 2 weeks, working class parents will begin receiving direct payments to help with the costs of raising a child. This is what we mean when we say government must work for working people, not just the wealthy. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Why do we somehow have endless money to give tax breaks to the rich and large corporations, but when we start talking about child care and pre-K education for working class families, somehow we can't afford it? Totally absurd. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Action on climate change is not just important to me. It is important to our planet. It is important to our children and to future generations. It is not something that would be nice to do — it must be dealt with and dealt with boldly. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Most Americans today look at Washington and feel alienated from their own government. They do not believe that government in this country is concerned about their needs, that government is only looking out for the needs of the wealthy. I think it's time we turn that around. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

Real wages in America today are lower than they were 48 years ago. The rich are getting even richer. Here's the truth: if we're going to retain the faith of the American people in their government, we're going to have to stand up for them, and not the big money interests. https://t.co/0FvbrR75NT — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

A working class parent in Texas spends, on average, $16,386 in child care expenses for an infant and a 4-year-old — nearly $5,000 MORE than they spend in a year on housing. That is crazy stuff! We must make child care affordable for working class families in this country. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders

A working class parent of two spends more in a given year on child care expenses than Amazon paid in taxes in 2018. How is that acceptable in a moral society? We have got to get our national priorities straight. — PolitiTweet.org