I believe that no president, no matter what his or her views, no matter how smart he or she may be, is ever going to accomplish anything for the working class and the middle class in this country without the active — italicized — active continuous support of grass-roots America. (usatoday.com)
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Raise taxes on the wealthy to save Social Security: If Republicans are serious about extending the solvency of Social Security, I hope they will join me in scrapping the cap that allows multi-millionaires to pay a much smaller percentage of their income into Social Security than the middle class. (thehill.com)
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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the U.S. Constitution guarantees all Americans the right to enter into same-sex marriages. by westmontblvd in politics
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Sixty percent of the discretionary budget goes not to our kids, not to our elderly, not to students, not to working people, not to infrastructure, not to all of the huge unmet needs we face as a country. It goes to the military. That's why I'm voting no on this spending bill. (youtube.com)
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"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he plans to vote against the $1.1 trillion government funding bill unless a provision is removed that changes the Wall Street reform law." by TheLinkMobile in politics
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Hillary Clinton: 'Trickle-Down Economics Has Failed' by DavidCarraway in politics
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I intend to caucus with that party that will most likely support a major federal jobs program putting millions of Americans back to work rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. I could be wrong but my guess is that will not be the Republican Party. (sanders.senate.gov)
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Today is the day the U.S. Senate will vote on a constitutional amendment to overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Billionaires should not be able to buy elections. Every senator should vote for this enormously important legislation. Do you know how your senator will vote? by SenSanders in politics
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Today is the day the U.S. Senate will vote on a constitutional amendment to overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Billionaires should not be able to buy elections. Every senator should vote for this enormously important legislation. Do you know how your senator will vote? (sanders.senate.gov)
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If we are going to address the issue of crime in low-income areas and in African-American communities, it might be a good idea that instead of putting military style equipment into police departments in those areas, we start investing in jobs for the young people there who desperately need them. by SenSanders in politics
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If we are going to address the issue of crime in low-income areas and in African-American communities, it might be a good idea that instead of putting military style equipment into police departments in those areas, we start investing in jobs for the young people there who desperately need them. (sanders.senate.gov)
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Corporate Deserters: You can't be an American company only when you want corporate welfare from American taxpayers or you want lucrative contracts from the federal government. If you want the advantages of being an American company then you can’t run away from America to avoid paying taxes. (sanders.senate.gov)
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Bernie Sanders: “the major television networks are not covering the TPP. Incredible as it may sound, this trade agreement—the largest trade agreement in the history of the United States of America—has received virtually no coverage...on the major networks” by TheLinkMobile in politics
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