Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This legislation will aggressively reduce childhood poverty by extending the Child Tax Credit to deliver direct monthly payments of up to $300 per child to working families. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

In many ways, it is the most consequential piece of legislation for working families since the Great Depression. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

At a time of massive wealth and income inequality and when half our people are living paycheck to paycheck, what this reconciliation bill will finally do is address the needs of our working families by asking the wealthy and large corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. — PolitiTweet.org

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If we do not act on climate change now, our grandchildren are going to look us in the eyes 30 years from now and say, “What did you do? Didn’t you know? How did you let this happen?” We must lead the world in transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels. https://t.co/JzBy6wBfTe — PolitiTweet.org

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Do not tell me that addressing the existential threat of climate change is radical. Failing to save the planet from climate disasters is radical. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

What we are trying to do, right now, is transformative. https://t.co/4YH15GQxtQ — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

All people have the right to protest and to live in a democratic society. I call on the Cuban government to respect opposition rights and refrain from violence. It’s also long past time to end the unilateral U.S. embargo on Cuba, which has only hurt, not helped, the Cuban people. — PolitiTweet.org

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Learn more here: https://t.co/K3e3P6tOdA — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

For many families, no action is needed to receive payments. But make sure to file your 2020 taxes as soon as possible to ensure you receive what you're owed. If you don’t normally file a tax return, you can register to receive your payments using the IRS Non-filer Sign-up tool. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

But let me be clear. The American Rescue Plan was emergency legislation. We must now either make the expansion permanent or, at least, extend it for a number of years. And that’s exactly what I’m fighting to do now. — PolitiTweet.org

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There is no question that this historic increase in the child tax credit is going to make a real difference in people’s lives. It’s a major reason the ARP is one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed for working people in the modern history of this country. — PolitiTweet.org

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A single mother making $25,000 with a 2-year-old will receive a total of $3,600, including 6 monthly payments of $300 and an additional $1,800 as part of her 2021 tax return. — PolitiTweet.org

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For example, the average married couple making $75,000 with two children, a 3-yr-old and an 8-yr-old, will receive a total of $6,600 in the child tax credit, including 6 monthly payments of $550 and an additional $3,300 as part of their 2021 tax return. — PolitiTweet.org

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Married couples making under $150,000 & single parents making less than $112,500 will receive a monthly payment of $300 per child under 6 and $250 per child between ages 6 and 17 for the next 6 months, with the rest of the benefit to be received as part of next year’s tax return. — PolitiTweet.org

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That includes a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Starting this week, roughly 39 million households, including 88% of children in the US, will begin to receive a direct monthly child tax credit payment. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

As a result of the American Rescue Plan passed several months ago by Congress and signed into law by President Biden, bold action will be taken to cut childhood poverty in half and make it easier for moms, dads, and caregivers to raise their children. — PolitiTweet.org

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The time is now to finally address the long-term crises facing the working families of this country. https://t.co/7cbmrODual — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Visiting Vermont summer programs in Burlington and Fairfield. Yes. This is more fun than Senate committee meetings. https://t.co/UXOKvmcMMd — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Firenados in northern California. Ocean fires in the Gulf of Mexico. Subway waterfalls in New York City. A heat dome in the Northwest melting power cables, killing hundreds and frying marine animals. I have been told that combatting climate change is expensive. Compared to what? — PolitiTweet.org

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Since 2016, 14 top pharmaceutical companies spent $577 billion on stock buybacks and dividends – $56 billion more than research and development. We must lower the outrageous price of prescription drugs in budget reconciliation and use the savings to expand Medicare with 51 votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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You will forgive me for not having a lot of patience when some of my colleagues in the Senate tell me that we can’t afford to act on climate change. Really? The question that we must be asking, as loudly as possible, is how we can afford not to act? — PolitiTweet.org

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On this Fourth of July, let us recommit to building a future that works for all of us, not just the few. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

89% of Democrats & 79% of Republicans support expanding Medicare to include dental, hearing & vision care. 86% of Democrats & 70% of Republicans support providing seniors with home health care. This is what real bipartisanship looks like, even if all Republicans in DC vote no. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

During the 1930s, as part of FDR's New Deal we electrified the nation. In the 1960s, we sent a man to the moon as part of JFK's space program. Today, we must combat climate change and lead the world away from fossil fuels. We cannot fail. The future of the planet is at stake. — PolitiTweet.org

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Millions of Americans cannot see well enough to walk across their living room, can’t hear well enough to engage in a conversation, or can’t chew food properly because their teeth are in such bad shape due to the cost of basic care. We must expand Medicare NOW. https://t.co/Akc6TKOQOV — PolitiTweet.org

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If Mitch McConnell could abolish the filibuster to appoint 3 extreme right wing Supreme Court justices who just voted to gut the Voting Rights Act, you know what? Democrats can and should abolish the filibuster to save democracy and make it easier, not harder, for people to vote. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Why is it that in the richest country in the history of the world we leave our seniors to suffer? We must expand Medicare to cover eyeglasses, hearing aids and dental. https://t.co/8EVEWa74xL — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Look at what is happening in the Pacific Northwest right now. If we do not significantly invest in transforming our energy system, future generations will never forgive us. https://t.co/OfcpLoXppa — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The time is now to expand Medicare to cover hearing aids, eyeglasses, and dental visits. https://t.co/EdiK9kNTO9 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

For those who say the budget framework I proposed costs "too much" what would you cut? Combatting climate change? Childcare? Universal Pre-K? Paid family & medical leave? Dental, hearing & vision? Housing? Long-term home health care? Child Tax Credit? Waiting... — PolitiTweet.org