Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders

Real conversation about economy still lacking (MSNBC)

February 2, 2012

Bernie & Sen. Tom Coburn discuss campaign finance on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show.

“I think it’s very clear to most Americans that Big Money plays an extraordinary and very negative role in the political process in this country. On issue after issue, bills that come to the floor, the American people want to move in one direction and congress moves in another direction”

Dems introduce Buffet rule (MSNBC)

February 1, 2012

Watch Bernie talk to Ed Schultz on MSNBC about the so-called “Buffet rule.”

“…when the effective tax rate for millionaires & billionaires is the lowest it has been in decades, so you have 1/4 of millionaires in this country paying a lower effective tax rate than the average middle-class person… of course it is right to ask the wealthiest people to pay more.”

News Update 1/31/12

January 31, 2012

I want to take this opportunity to update you about what’s going on in Washington, and share my thoughts about the short and long-term challenges we face as a nation.

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News Update

Obama’s fight for fairness has Republicans worried (MSNBC)

January 25, 2012

Bernie reacts to the State of the Union address on MSNBC’s Politics Nation.

“The truth of the matter is, and I think the Occupy Wall Street people deserve much of the credit, the American people are catching on that the game is not fair, that the rich are getting richer while everybody else is getting poorer. And they want economic policies now which protect the 99% and not just the 1 percent.”