Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Today, nearly one out of every four Americans cannot afford the medications that their doctors prescribe. Enough is enough. It is time to end the corporate greed of the pharmaceutical industry and lower the cost of prescription drugs. https://t.co/t1KpvuSxHb — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

All over this country, the American people are asking a simple question: How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Last year, the six largest drug companies in the U.S. made nearly $50 billion dollars in profits. Meanwhile, Americans pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. That disgrace has got to end. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The pharmaceutical industry, over the last 20 years, has spent over $4.5 billion dollars on lobbying and campaign contributions. They have hundreds of lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now to fight any bill that will lower the cost of prescription drugs. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Moral policy is good politics. When you stand up for working families and protect future generations, that not only is the right thing to do, but it is also what the American people want. https://t.co/bpw5yWuzHe — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I’m very glad my home state of Vermont will be welcoming 100 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks. This is exactly what we should be doing, and I have no doubt that they will enrich, and contribute immeasurably, to our state. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want us to lower the cost of prescription drugs. The fossil fuel industry wants to continue making profits off of destroying the planet. We must show the American people that government represents them, not powerful interest groups. https://t.co/AYzLsu01Ki — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

We are taking on the ruling class, we are taking on the oligarchs, we are taking on the pharmaceutical industry, we are taking on the health care industry, we are taking on the fossil fuel industry. But if we stand together, we will win. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Yes, we must pass the most consequential piece of legislation for working families since the 1930s and prove that our government can work for them, and not just for the wealthy and powerful. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

79% of the American people believe that the cost of prescription drugs is too high. Is it radical for Congress to represent the American people and address their long-neglected needs? No. I don’t think so. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The American people pay higher prices for prescription drugs than people in almost every other major country on Earth. Does that make any sense to you? — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The reality of today is that poverty is a death sentence in America. The wealthiest people live, on average, 10-15 years longer than the poorest. We must expand Medicare. We must invest in child care. We must pay workers a living wage. We must take care of our people. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The richest people on Earth should pay more than $0 in federal income taxes. Period. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Question: Why do we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs? Answer: The pharmaceutical industry has spent $4.5 billion over the last 20 years in lobbying and campaign contributions. Congress must have the courage NOW to lower drug prices. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

In the fight against climate change, we have a choice: protect the profits of the fossil fuel industry or protect the future of our children. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

We must end a rigged system that allowed the former CEO of Gilead to become a billionaire by charging $1,000 for a Hepatitis C drug that was developed by the VA, costs $1 to manufacture & can be purchased in India for $4. No more excuses. Congress must lower drug prices NOW. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

At a time of massive and growing income & wealth inequality and as the top 1% has more wealth than the bottom 92%, now is the time to demand that the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share so that we can begin to address the long neglected needs of working families. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Now is the time for Congress to show courage and stand up to the greed of the pharmaceutical industry. The American people will not accept surrender.” — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Nonetheless, the American people are demanding that Congress stand up to them and finally lower the outrageous price of prescription drugs by requiring Medicare to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The pharmaceutical industry has spent over $4.5 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions over the past 20 years and has hired some 1,200 lobbyists to get Congress to do its bidding. They are the most powerful industry on Capitol Hill. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Meanwhile, one out of five Americans cannot afford the prescriptions their doctors write, and thousands die each year because they lack the money to buy the medicine they need. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Year after year, the pharmaceutical industry makes extraordinary profits and provides their CEOs with obscenely high compensation packages. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The good news is that the full Congress must and will do far better. At a time when the drug companies are charging us by far the highest prices in the world, Congress must demand that Medicare negotiate prices with this extremely greedy and powerful industry. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I'm very disappointed in the vote today on prescription drugs by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. I get that the pharmaceutical industry owns the Republican Party and that no Republican voted for this bill, but there is no excuse for every Democrat not supporting it. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If we can pass bold legislation NOW that invests in them, we can show the American people that government can work for all of us, and not just the wealthy few. https://t.co/bLh4oKZF4Q — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This is what oligarchy looks like: The drug companies, the healthcare industry, fossil fuel interests and the very rich are spending millions to defeat our legislation to protect working families and create a progressive tax system. Enough is enough. Their greed must be defeated. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Here in Washington, when we go to war: there's endless amounts of money Tax breaks for billionaires: endless amounts of money But when we want to support working American families, suddenly we don't have enough money. Unacceptable. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Is demanding that the wealthiest people in the country and the largest corporations finally pay their fair share of… https://t.co/riVyHkt7u5 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Maybe, just maybe, at a time of massive income and wealthy inequality, when two people own more wealth than the bottom 40%, now is the time to address the needs of our people. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

What the data tells us is clear: when government responds to the needs of the working class, millions of families a… https://t.co/6Y2f2UYlzr — PolitiTweet.org