Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Do not tell me a $15-an-hour living wage is a "radical" idea. It has 66% support in Democratic districts. It has 59% support in Republican districts. Giving 32 million workers a raise is not a partisan issue—it is common sense. Now let's get it done. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Telling a worker making $52,000 a year that they're "too rich" to get the full $2,000 in direct relief is totally absurd. We made promises to the American people that we would help our working families—and those promises have got to be kept. https://t.co/sKxyx2ffzM — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I congratulate Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Scott and @USProgressives for including a $15 minimum wage in the House reconciliation bill. In 2021, a job should lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it. Increasing the minimum wage will give tens of millions of workers a raise. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The CBO has demonstrated that increasing the minimum wage would have a direct and substantial impact on the federal budget. What that means is that we can clearly raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour under the rules of budget reconciliation. https://t.co/YyTEYkOugX — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

I strongly oppose lowering income eligibility for direct payments from $75,000 to $50,000 for individuals and $150,000 to $100,000 for couples. In these difficult times, ALL working class people deserve the full $1,400. Last I heard, someone making $55,000 a year is not "rich." — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

My message to Jeff Bezos and Amazon is clear: These despicable anti-union tactics must stop. Every worker in this country has the right to join a union. Period. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Now is the time to raise the minimum wage to $15, pull millions out of poverty, and provide small-business support to make it happen. Yes. The Democratic Congress can and must fulfill President Biden's promise to the American people. Let's get it done. https://t.co/8QiCsEHFQ9 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Today, with the passage of this budget resolution to provide relief to our working families, we have the opportunity not only to address the pandemic and the economic collapse—we have the opportunity to give hope to the American people and restore faith in our government. https://t.co/AKEp63Ofyt — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If Republicans want to work with us to address this unprecedented economic crisis, welcome—let’s do it. But we cannot wait weeks and weeks, and months and months, to provide relief to the American people. We have got to act now, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. https://t.co/XUsD6XXxzu — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @RepRoKhanna: Today marks the beginning of a new era in our foreign policy - one that prioritizes human rights and diplomatic solutions.… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Instead of listening to the billionaire class, now is the time for the Senate to listen to the needs of working families, the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and the poor. Let us pass this Budget Resolution to provide the relief Americans need. https://t.co/1PsykhEiXV — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Today's announcement that the White House will end military support for the Saudi-led war in the Yemen war is a tribute to the work of so many activists over the years. Yemen needs food, medicine, and health care—not bombs and blockades. https://t.co/TllHHnK93z — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

We are living in an unprecedented moment in history. Now is the time to restore faith that the American government works for all of us, not just those at the top. https://t.co/oPHeUlDek1 — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

It is no secret millions of Americans have given up on democracy. They think that we don’t care about working people. This week, we not only begin addressing the health and economic crises we face, but—maybe even more importantly—we begin restoring faith in the U.S. government. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If Republicans could use budget reconciliation to help the wealthy and the powerful, and pass legislation strongly opposed by the American people, we can use that same process to help Americans recover from the worst economic and public health crisis in modern history. https://t.co/pep1Ye3AYO — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @SenateBudget: Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman @SenSanders introduces a budget resolution to enable Congress to fast-track Pre… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

For the second weekend in a row, thousands of brave Russians took to the streets to protest the corrupt rule of Putin and his thieving oligarchs. Unjustly imprisoned activists, including Alexei Navalny, must be released. https://t.co/FBo6bJbx1J — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

At a time of massive crises facing working families, my Republican colleagues have suddenly become very concerned about the deficit. That's funny. I didn't hear these concerns when they passed trillions in tax breaks for the rich & a blank check for endless wars. What hypocrisy! — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

McDonald’s worker in the US: $9/hr McDonald’s worker in Denmark: $22/hr, 6 weeks of annual vacation, a union, 1 year of paid family leave, life insurance and pension. America must join the rest of the industrialized world and ensure that our working class can live with dignity. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Wall Street cannot continue functioning as a gambling casino. It's time for a tax on Wall Street speculation so that we can raise the funds to cancel student debt and make public colleges and universities tuition-free. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

The business model of Wall Street is fraud. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Minimum wage in 1968 (in today's dollars): $11.84 Federal minimum wage in 2021: $7.25 Please do not tell me that in the richest country on Earth, we cannot guarantee a living wage of at least $15 an hour to every worker in America. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Minimum wage in 1968 (in today's dollars): $11.64 Federal minimum wage in 2021: $7.25 Please do not tell me that in the richest country on Earth, we cannot guarantee a living wage of at least $15 an hour to every worker in America. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

RT @SenatorDurbin: Today I am introducing legislation with @SenSanders and others to help developing nations access the COVID-19 vaccine an… — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

This is very good news. @JoeBiden is moving quickly to address the climate crisis. Now Congress needs to aggressively act to transition our energy system away from fossil fuels. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Today, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pledge to never forget the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. At a time of rising antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia, we must recommit ourselves to fight against all forms of bigotry and intolerance. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

If we cannot get enough Republicans to support a $15 living wage, we cannot just take no for an answer. We must raise the wage either through reconciliation or by a majority vote. As incoming Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, that's exactly what I'll be fighting to do. — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

With Democratic control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, we must keep our promise to the American people and finally raise a $7.25 starvation wage to a $15-an-hour living wage. The American people need a raise, and they need it NOW. https://t.co/v6bGgccx2l — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Terrence Wise is 39 years old, works two jobs at Burger King and McDonald’s, and still has had to deal with homelessness. In the richest country on Earth, that is immoral. Nobody in America can survive on $7.25 an hour. All of our workers must earn at least a $15 living wage. https://t.co/Q9eVQfKn2t — PolitiTweet.org

Bernie Sanders @SenSanders

Today, I am introducing the Raise the Wage Act with my colleagues to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. The time for talk is over. No more excuses. We can no longer tolerate millions of workers making starvation wages. Watch our press conference here: https://t.co/qLgLGz0joz — PolitiTweet.org