As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Bernie Sanders I very strongly disagreed with President Clinton on the deregulation of Wall Street. I opposed that strenuously. Bernie Sanders deregulationwallpresident Wall Street is perhaps the most powerful economic and political force in this country. You have companies like Goldman Sachs, who just recently paid a settlement fine with the federal government for $5 billion for defrauding investors. Bernie Sanders wallpowerfulcountry I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East. Bernie Sanders warfaremiddle-eastwant In Germany, many other countries, college tuition is free. Why isn`t free in America? Why do we have the highest rate of childhood poverty when other countries have rates much lower than we have? Why don`t we have pay equity for women workers? Why aren`t we leading the world in transforming our energy system in terms of climate change? We can do that. Are we dumb? Are we lazy? Not the case. Bernie Sanders collegecountryamerica People don't trust private health insurance companies for all the right reasons. Bernie Sanders private-health-insurancereasonpeople I think in terms of who can be trusted, I think the evidence is clear that there has been no candidate that I have ever seen who lies more often than does Donald Trump. I mean and that's just not me saying it, that's what any independent media analysis has shown. So in terms of trust, you really can't trust a word, I think, that Mr. Trump has to say. Bernie Sanders independentmeanlying Two-thirds of the directors at the New York Fed are hand-picked by the same bankers that the Fed is in charge of regulating. Bernie Sanders new-yorktwohands What I do believe absolutely is that in the middle of a recession, the American middle class and working class needs a tax relief. Bernie Sanders reliefclassbelieve I have not heard almost anybody suggest that raising the minimum wage to the level we have in Vermont has been an impediment to our economy which is doing reasonably well ... If somebody is going to work that person has got to receive at least a wage that they can go out and live with dignity on. That's an extremely important point. Bernie Sanders minimum-wagelevelsimportant I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure. Bernie Sanders disastereconomicjobs I actually think the only way that you can beat Trump is recognizing that he is a one- man wrecking machine fueled by this cult personality. So you have to attack him on those bases. None of these ideological positioning issues matter for [Donald] Trump. Bernie Sanders issuesmenthinking I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats. Bernie Sanders caucusdemocratindependent I worry very, very much about an isolated country. That's what makes me nervous. Russia lives in the world. China lives in the world. North Korea is a very, very strange country because it is so isolated, and I do feel that a nation with nuclear weapons, they have got to be dealt with. Dealt with effectively. Bernie Sanders korearussiacountry Defy the pundits again and reach for a high voter turnout that'll shock the establishment. Bernie Sanders punditsvoter-turnoutvoters At the current $5.15 an hour, the federal minimum wage has become a poverty wage. A full-time worker with one child lives below the official poverty line. Bernie Sanders minimum-wagelineschildren There is nobody that I know who believes that Bank of America is a human being who should be entitled for the same constitutional rights that the people of our country are. Bernie Sanders rightsbelievecountry The Federal Reserve has a responsibility to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions and to contain systemic risks in financial markets. Bernie Sanders safetyriskresponsibility This is what I would ask of the American people, and that is, and the media does not do this terribly often - put things in contact. Bernie Sanders mediadoepeople I am very proud of the campaign we ran and the supporters that came on board. Bernie Sanders boardscampaignsproud As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic mayor in Burlington, Vermont, I know something about third party politics. And I respect Jill [Stein]. Bernie Sanders independentpartyoffice
