Let me thank the 2 1/2 million Americans who helped fund our campaign with an unprecedented 8 million individual campaign contributions. Anyone know what that average contribution was? That's right, $27. Bernie Sanders americanaveragecampaign share on social
I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and the power to regulate and get corporate funding out of political campaigns. Bernie Sanders abilityamendmentcampaign share on social
The Koch brothers, through the expenditure of billions of dollars and the creation and support of dozens of extreme right organizations, have taken fringe extremist ideas and made them mainstream within the Republican Party. Bernie Sanders billionbrothercreation share on social
Even the alternative weekly newspapers, traditionally a bastion of progressive thought and analysis, have been bought by a monopoly franchise and made a predictable shift to the right in their coverage of local news. Bernie Sanders alternativeanalysisbastion share on social
In 2004, Warner-Lambert, a division of Pfizer Inc., pled guilty to two felonies and agreed to pay $430 million for fraudulently promoting the drug Neurontin. Bernie Sanders agreedivisiondrug Change image and share on social
Every day we are paying more for energy than we should due to poor insulation, inefficient lights, appliances, and heating and cooling equipment - money we could save by investing in energy efficiency. Bernie Sanders appliancecoolday share on social
To be honest with you, I worry about concentration of ownership in media, where you have a handful of media conglomerates largely controlling what we see, hear and read. Bernie Sanders concentrationconglomeratecontrol Change image and share on social
In 1999, Hoffmann-LaRoche paid a $500 million criminal fine for leading a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices for certain vitamins. Bernie Sanders conspiracycriminalfine Change image and share on social
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. Bernie Sanders caredecenteducation Change image and share on social
It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration. Bernie Sanders educationincarcerationinvest Change image and share on social
