I think he has done a great job in many respects, but you know what? Like any other human being, he is wrong on certain issues. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Bernie Sanders NAFTA, supported by the Secretary cost, us 800,000 jobs nationwide, tens of thousands of jobs in the Midwest. Permanent normal trade relations with China cost us millions of jobs. Look, I was on a picket line in early 1990's against NFATA because you didn't need a PhD in economics to understand that American workers should not be forced to compete against people in Mexico making 25 cents an hour. Bernie Sanders jobspeopleneeds And the reason that I was one of the first, not one of the last to be in opposition to the TPP is that American workers should not be forced to compete against people in Vietnam today making a minimum wage of $0.65 an hour. Look, what we have got to do is tell corporate America that they cannot continue to shut down. We've lost 60,000 factories since 2001. They're going to start having to, if I'm president, invest in this country - not in China, not in Mexico. Bernie Sanders countryamericapeople What are the moral implications? What do these people do when they have tremendous amounts of money? They use that money to perpetuate their own wealth and their own power. Every day, Congress works on behalf of big-money interests. Bernie Sanders moralusepeople We`ve got to stand with those people who are being attacked today, but at the same time, it`s not good enough to say that racism and xenophobia is bad. We`ve got to reach those people today who are so angry, who are so hateful and say, yes, you have a right to be angry, don`t take it out on the Muslims. Work with us to create an agenda and political movement that will make your life better, not just other people`s life worse. Bernie Sanders xenophobiaracismpeople I am extraordinarily proud of the campaign that we ran. The issues that we raised, the fact that we got 13 million Americans to vote for a political revolution. Bernie Sanders political-revolutionissuescampaigns Let's ask why it is that we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, and your medicine can be doubled tomorrow, and there's nothing that the government can do to stop it. Bernie Sanders medicinedruggovernment We had the opposition of virtually the entire Democratic leadership in every state in this country. Bernie Sanders democraticstatescountry The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb. And if millions of people begin to stand up and fight back, they're going to be thinking twice about doing very bad things. Bernie Sanders fightingpeoplethinking What the American people want to see in their president is somebody who not necessarily can win every fight, but they want to see him stand up and fight for what he believes, take his case to the American people. Bernie Sanders fightingwinningbelieve We can combat climate change effectively. What we are lacking now is not the brain power, not the knowledge, not the technology. What we are lacking is the political will power, and we need your help by the millions to tell Congress to stop worrying about their fossil fuel contributors to their campaigns and worry about their kids and grandchildren. Bernie Sanders grandchildrentechnologykids The reality is we that have a corrupt campaign finance system which separates the American people's needs and desires from what Congress is doing. So to my mind, what we have got to do is wage a political revolution where millions of people have given up on the political process, stand up and fight back, demand the government that represents us and not just a handful of campaign contribution - contributors. Bernie Sanders governmentfightingreality The United States must join the rest of the industrialized world, guarantee health care to all people as a right. Bernie Sanders carepeopleworld What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory loans. While the bankers wear three-piece suits and don't break the knee caps of those who can't pay back, they still are destroying people's lives. Bernie Sanders sharkswallpeople Politics is not about a person. We transform America not by electing some guy or woman to be president; we transform this country when millions of people stand up and fight back. That will result in good leadership on top. So the goal right now is not to worry about who's going to be running in 2020 or 2080. The goal now is to mobilize millions of people around a progressive agenda. Bernie Sanders fightingrunningcountry 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? Bernie Sanders oligarchypoliticalclass Social Security is a promise that we cannot and must not break. Bernie Sanders breaksocialpromise I'm very proud that the state of Vermont banned fracking. I hope communities all over California, and all over America do the same. Bernie Sanders californiacommunityamerica 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. Bernie Sanders wallwantway What I think people should realize is that programs like Social Security, programs like Medicare, programs like the Veterans Administration, programs like your local park and your local library - those are, if you like, socialist programs; they're run by [and] for the public, not to make money. I think in many ways we should expand that concept so that the American people can enjoy the same benefits that people all over the world are currently enjoying. Bernie Sanders runningpeoplethinking My mission is to raise incomes for hard working middle class families. If you work hard and do your part you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. Bernie Sanders ablehard-workclass
