Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

In the midst of the worst economic, healthcare and educational crises in the modern history of our country, when we need to respond with urgency, the Republicans are now wasting 5 hours on the Senate floor by forcing the reading of the 628-page American Rescue Plan. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @civilrightsorg: As @SenSanders just said on the Senate floor, we support his amendment to include a minimum wage increase in the reconc… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I'd love to hear anyone in the Congress tell me they can live on $7.25 an hour. Guess what? They can't! It is time to raise the minimum wage to a living wage of $15 an hour. https://t.co/l1sJmQSZX6 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @fightfor15: "I'd love to hear anybody get up here and tell me that they could live on seven and a quarter an hour, they could live on e… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I'm on the Senate floor NOW talking about why it's time to eliminate the tipped minimum wage of $2.13 an hour. https://t.co/DFt0pHOkZE — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If we are serious about calling ourselves a democracy, we need to end voter suppression and make it easier for people to vote. I applaud the House of Representatives for passing this legislation. The Senate must move quickly to take it up and pass it. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Raising the minimum wage is not just about economic justice – it is also about racial justice and gender equality. Black and Hispanic women are more than twice as likely as White men to make less than $15 an hour. We must end starvation wages in America. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

It is outrageous that, amid a global pandemic, major pharmaceutical companies are lobbying to protect billions in profits. I urge the Biden administration to support the proposal to waive vaccine-related IP rights at the WTO to rapidly expand supplies of vaccines. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AFLCIO: We also strongly support @sensanders amendment to include the #RaisetheWage Act in the bill scheduled for consideration. The am… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @SEIU: If we can't get $15 now, then when? Workers must be respected, protected, and paid. Full stop! @SEIUVA512 #RespectProtectPayUs… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @PplsAction: Why we need to #RaiseTheWage: 🚨12 years since the last minimum wage increase 🚨No one can live on $7.25/hr today 🚨The cost… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

As soon as tomorrow, I will introduce an amendment on the floor of the U.S. Senate to end starvation wages in America. No one can survive on $7.25 an hour. https://t.co/6FROeqIhTB — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Happy Town Meeting Day, Vermont. While our tradition looks different this year, Vermont remains an example to the rest of the nation. If we want a strong democracy, we must make voting easier – not harder. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

What workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama are trying to do is historic. If they win and form a union, it will send a shockwave throughout our country. https://t.co/QN0I8hIPcp — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Obviously, as soon as we can, we must end the filibuster that currently exists in the U.S. Senate. Given the enormous crises facing working families today, we cannot allow a minority of the Senate to obstruct what the vast majority of the American people want and need. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

My own personal view is that the Senate should ignore the parliamentarian’s advice, which is wrong in a number of respects. I am not sure, however, that my view at this point is the majority view in the Democratic Caucus. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

But even more importantly, I regard it as absurd that the parliamentarian, a Senate staffer elected by no one, can prevent a wage increase for 32 million workers. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed by the decision of the parliamentarian who ruled that the minimum wage provision was inconsistent with the Byrd Rule and the reconciliation process. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

At a time when millions of workers are earning starvation wages, when the minimum wage has not been raised by Congress since 2007 and stands at a pathetic $7.25 an hour, it is time to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This week, as part of the reconciliation bill, I will be offering an amendment to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I applaud the Israeli health officials for their efforts. Making sure all Palestinians receive vaccines is the right thing to do from both a public health and moral perspective. I hope the Israeli government follows their advice as quickly as possible. https://t.co/Gnl2jLUton — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If Amazon workers in Alabama – a strong anti-union state – vote to form a union, it'll be a shot heard around the world. If they can negotiate higher wages & better working conditions in the South, it'll benefit every worker in America. Thank you, Mr. President, for speaking out. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If Amazon workers in Alabama – a strong anti-union state – vote to form a union, it'll be a shot heard around the world. If they can negotiate higher wages & better working conditions in the South, it'll benefit every worker in America. Thank you Mr. President, for speaking out. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

While Walmart refuses to raise its $11 minimum wage, Alice Walton had no problem purchasing a $500 million private art collection, buying a $25 million 2-floor Park Avenue condo with 52 windows and acquiring a $22 million 4,400-acre Texas ranch. Something is very wrong here. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @PostOpinions: Bernie Sanders wants you to know the high cost of our low minimum wage, @helaineolen writes. https://t.co/h5lN3gxjlV — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The Walton family is, I think, the poster child for greed. https://t.co/EFxtCNmeW5 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The most distressing aspect of our current economy is that half of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. When you’re working on starvation wages, it doesn’t take much to put you in serious financial trouble. We’ve got to take care of low-income workers in this country. https://t.co/rcmifIqEfa — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If Rob Walton, a key owner of Walmart, can afford an estimated $226 million for an antique car collection that includes 12 Ferraris, 6 Porsches, 2 Maseratis and a 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Roadster, you know what? Walmart can afford to pay at least $15/hour to all of its workers. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Fancy cars. Expensive art. Huge houses. The Waltons – the wealthiest family in the country – spend millions on themselves, but refuse to pay their workers a living wage. https://t.co/9bE0YI0d3i — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I am very concerned by last night’s strike by U.S. forces in Syria. The president has the responsibility to keep Americans safe, but for too long administrations of both parties have interpreted their authorities in an extremely expansive way to continue war. This must end. https://t.co/AnU2On6QC1 — PolitiTweet.org