Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

In Denmark, the average worker in McDonald's makes $22 an hour, receives 6 weeks of paid vacation, 1 year of paid family leave, life insurance and a pension. Yes. If McDonald's workers in Denmark can have a decent standard of living, we can do it in the U.S. #McDonaldsStrike — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

You better believe McDonald's can afford to pay all of its workers at least $15 an hour. I'm live NOW with workers who are striking today for dignity on the job. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @fightfor15: BREAKING: Sen. @BernieSanders and Rep. @AOC will be joining #FightFor15 fast-food workers ON STRIKE tomorrow for a livestre… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The U.S. has one of the highest rates of childhood poverty in the industrialized world. In the coming weeks, 39 million American families and 88 percent of children are going to get much needed relief in the form of monthly payments. It’s a good start, but we must do more. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @VelshiMSNBC: Raise wages and then you no longer HAVE a labor shortage. “Republicans are trying to starve people back to work” by ending… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Yes. We have to think big not small. Healthcare, lifelong education, affordable housing and a clean environment are human rights. In this pivotal moment in human history, we must lead the world in a new direction. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

While Republican leaders want to deny $300 a week in unemployment benefits to working families, they had no problem introducing a bill this year to repeal the estate tax that would give a $1.7 trillion tax break to wealthy families who inherit over $1 billion. Total hypocrisy! — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Unbelievable but true: The same Republicans who voted for trillions in tax breaks for the top 1% and large corporations, now want to increase taxes on working families through user fees, more toll roads and higher gas taxes while cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must uphold international standards of human rights consistently. We must recognize that Palestinian rights matter. Palestinian lives matter. https://t.co/W3Ufy4ccL1 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @nytimes: In Opinion "Israel has the absolute right to live in peace and security, but so do the Palestinians," Sen. Bernie Sanders wri… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Let's be clear. The problem in America is not that unemployed workers are receiving an extra $300 a week in emergency benefits during a horrific pandemic. The problem is that too many employers in America are exploiting their workers by paying starvation wages with no benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Republicans had no problem giving a $1.4 billion tax break to the Koch family worth $128 billion. But they just can't stand that an unemployed worker who lost a job during a pandemic is receiving an extra $300 a week in benefits to help pay the rent. Total hypocrisy! — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This is what happens when employers raise wages from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour: A job "shortage" turns into a surge in job applications. It ain't complicated. There's no labor shortage in America. There's a shortage of employers willing to pay a living wage with good benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The role of the United States should be to bring the peoples of the region together, not simply to support a right-wing Israeli government. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

As President Biden considers his choice for Ambassador to Israel, I encourage him to choose someone who can represent our country in an even-handed way, and who can engage not only with Israel but with the Palestinians as well. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Democrats in Congress secured life-saving unemployment aid to workers so they wouldn’t have to go back to work for starvation wages or without childcare. I sent a letter to Labor Secretary Walsh today asking him to ensure Republican Governors do not strip that assistance away. https://t.co/Ik1TJatEZP — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

For too long, our government has worked only for the 1%. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his Republican friends want to keep it that way. Too bad. We are going to put the needs of working people first. https://t.co/Pl5gxE3Bmz — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower https://t.co/PhMdYSqOrP — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Rep. Liz Cheney and I disagree on nearly every major issue. But she deserves credit for saying, "I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president’s crusade to undermine our democracy.” — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

LIVE: The Senate Budget Committee is holding a hearing focused on waste, fraud and cost overruns at the Pentagon. https://t.co/5eFW6ZT2Il — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

We cannot simply protect democracy. We must expand it, so that every person in America can participate in the political process. https://t.co/7urGF5KqtU — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The United States must call for an immediate cease-fire and an end to provocative and illegal settlement activity. And we must also recommit to working with Israelis and Palestinians to finally end this conflict. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Israeli children should not have to spend the night scared in bomb shelters, as many are doing tonight. Palestinian children should not have to grow up under the constant violence and oppression of occupation, as so many do, and have done. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I am extremely concerned by the growing conflict in Israel and Palestine. Once again we are seeing how the irresponsible actions of government-allied right-wing extremists in Jerusalem can escalate quickly into devastating war. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Tomorrow, the Budget Committee, which I Chair, will be taking a hard look at waste, fraud and cost overruns at the Pentagon. Despite receiving $740 billion, the Pentagon remains the only agency in the federal government that cannot pass an independent audit. Not acceptable. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @SenWarren: Too many college students go hungry, and the pandemic has made it even worse. I’m introducing a bill with @ChrisMurphyCT, @S… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

In the richest country in the world, it is an outrage that college students struggle with hunger every day. Enough is enough. We must eradicate hunger on college campuses. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This is a rigged economy. CEOs of companies that pay some of the lowest wages in America—often employing essential workers—saw their pay increase by an average of 29% in 2020. And the workers? A 2% decrease in pay in 2020. That is absurd. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @RepJayapal: 65% of seniors can’t afford a trip to the dentist. Medicare is wildly successful — but needs to be expanded and improved.… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The original vision of Medicare was to provide quality health care coverage to our nation’s seniors. @RepJayapal and I believe we must lower the eligibility age for Medicare to at least 60 and expand benefits to include dental, vision and hearing coverage. https://t.co/TiD1zbHoUk — PolitiTweet.org