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As a nation, there are many issues we don`t talk about, we just don`t talk about, push them under the rug. Poverty is one of those issues.
Countering violent extremism and destroying ISIS must be done primarily by Muslim nations with the strong support of their global partners.
States used to protect consumers from predatory lenders, but strong state usury laws were obliterated by a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
I would not ask anyone to vote for me based on my last name. I am certainly not campaigning to be president because my last name is Clinton.
I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that.
If we invest in jobs for our kids and do our best to keep them in school, we will end up saving a whole lot of lives and whole lot of money.
We have got to make sure that every qualified American in this country who wants to go to college can go to college -- regardless of income.
Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly, they were not there.
I would say that the key doctrine of the Sanders administration would be no, we cannot continue to do it alone; we need to work in coalition.
Who said that think we should normalize relations with Iran tomorrow? I never said that. I think we should move forward as quickly as we can.
Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that.
I think the wealthiest people in America are doing phenomenally well, 52 percent of all new income generated today goes to the top 1 percent.
People are hurting and angry, and they want something to be able to stand up and fight for. That's what I believe the antidote is to Trumpism.
Your story is for - voting for every disastrous trade agreement, and voting for corporate America. Did I vote against the Wall Street bailout?
I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people.
Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.
I believe in public funding of elections, absolutely. But this system iscurrently very antiquated and no longer applies to modern day politics.
If we completely repealed the estate tax, it would provide an estimated $32 billion tax break for the Walton family - the founders of Wal-Mart.
I think our trade policies, for many, many years, have been a disaster. They have benefited corporate America at the expense of working people.
I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.
I am not aware how you succeed politically when you insult women, who far more than men consistently provide you with great margins of support.
The debate is over. The scientific community has spoken in a virtually unanimous voice. Climate change is real. It is caused by human activity.
The right wing in this country is waging a war against women, and let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win.
We are not going back. Not only are we not going to retreat on women's rights, we are going to expand them. We are going forward, not backward.
In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have a solution.
When I talk about democratic socialist, I'm not looking at Venezuela. I'm not looking at Cuba. I'm looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden.
Hillary Clinton understands that a president's job is to worry about future generations, not the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industry.
What we need to do is to stand up to the big money interests, and the campaign contributors. When we do that, we can, in fact, transform America.
You want to know the way to raise money? Put a transaction fee on Wall Street, so maybe we can curb some of the speculation and raise some money.
When I was a young boy, I can remember in the community that I grew up in, seeing people in the community who had numbers that were on their arms.
We need to recognize the incredible challenges that so many parents face, especially working moms. We need to join the rest of the advanced world.
Today, over half of American workers have less than $10,000 in savings and have no idea how they will be able to retire with any shred of dignity.
Are we prepared to take on the enormous political power of the billionaire class or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy?
I've lost six different times. You can't say, 'Well, he lost, that's the end of the world.' You have to say, 'Okay, you lost, what did we do wrong?
For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class.
As Vermont's senator and a member of the Budget Committee, I will not support a plan to reduce the deficit that does not call for shared sacrifice.
All I can say is if you check my record going back a long time, I have stood with those who are hurting. I have stood with those who have no money.
As president, I will fight to make tuition in public colleges and universities free, as well as substantially lower interest rates on student loans.
Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a few giant conglomerates are determining what we see, hear and read.
I want Trump to send out a tweet saying that he's going to keep his campaign promises. He's not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
A president and a party that can provide insurance for 31 million more Americans is far preferable to most voters than a party that only says, 'No.'
Coal and oil lobbyists added fossil fuels to a bill aimed at helping American manufacturers, so they too could claim 'manufacturing' tax deductions.
To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.
Today the biggest problem in caring for those with AIDS is no longer mainly a medical or scientific problem. The crisis is access to affordable drugs.
You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care and decent paying jobs.
The combat [with ISIS] on the ground must be done by Muslim troops with our support. We must not get involved in perpetual warfare in the Middle East.
I think Donald Trump understood that there are many millions of people in America, the working middle class, who are really hurting. They are in pain.
Families are struggling to put bread on the table, send their kids to college and take care of their basic needs. America needs a political revolution.
Every decision that Donald Trump makes is going to impact his bottom line of some business that he owns all over the world. So it remains a huge issue.
The Occupy Wall Street protests are shining a national spotlight on the most powerful, dangerous and secretive economic and political force in America.