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Bernie Sanders
stated on November 10, 2024 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2024

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2020 newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign

"In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."

By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2020

Bernie Sanders
stated on December 17, 2019 a video posted on his presidential campaign’s social media accounts.

"I am very proud that I am the only candidate in the Democratic primary to have voted against all of Trump's defense budgets."

By Kit Norton • December 20, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post

"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."

By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 18, 2018 a statement on NBC's "Meet the Press"

"Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks."

By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on December 10, 2017 an interview on 'Meet the Press'

Says Donald Trump "has not apologized" for comments caught on tape by "Access Hollywood."

By John Kruzel • December 14, 2017

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 16, 2017 an interview with CNN's "State of the Union"

"When Trump won, we had the lowest voter turnout in 20 years."

By Louis Jacobson • April 18, 2017

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper

Says his campaign has released his past tax returns.

By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.

"When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire

"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic presidential debate in Durham, N.H.

Says a Sanders campaign ad "never said ... a newspaper endorsed us that did not."

By Clay Wirestone, Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 3, 2016 a campaign ad

Says he was endorsed by the Valley News newspaper.

By Clay Wirestone • February 4, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.

"Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on October 28, 2015 a speech.

The Koch Brothers are "spending more money than either the Democratic or Republican parties" in the 2016 elections.

By Sean Gorman • November 6, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press"

"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."

By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 25, 2013 an MSNBC interview

"(Texas Republicans) believe in abolishing Social Security, abolishing V.A. health care."

By Julie Kliegman • October 2, 2013

Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2011 a C-SPAN interview

"We now work the longest hours of any people around the world."

March 14, 2011

Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech

"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 19, 2009 an appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show

"We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation on Earth."

By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2009

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