Tag: Bernie Sanders

Sanders' office called the proposal "the most substantial expansion of higher education access since the Great Society and President Lyndon B. Johnson's Higher Education Act of 1965."

"It is unacceptable that half of new prescription drugs invented with the help of NIH scientists now cost more than $111,000," said the HELP Committee chair, urging action by the Biden administration to cut prices.

Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."

"The American people understand, as I do, that health care is a human right, not a privilege."

"There are millions of people who would like to go to a doctor but cannot afford to do so," said Sanders. "This is an outrage. In America, your health and your longevity should not be dependent on your wealth."

"We have already too much inequality in America," said Sanders. "Let's not make it worse."

Sanders joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Katie Porter, and others in questioning Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices.

"That union-busting campaign has been led by Howard Schultz."

"Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history."

"Insulin manufacturers have shown time and time again that they will put their CEOs' profits over patients' lives."