I think it's a good thing that the president is calling her out for those comments and the big question is why aren't the Democrats doing it. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Bernie Sanders You know, I think many people have the mistaken impression that Congress regulates Wall Street. In truth that's not the case. The real truth is that Wall Street regulates the Congress. Bernie Sanders wallrealthinking Politics is not a baseball game with winners or losers. What politics is about is whether we protect the needs of millions of people in this country who are hurting. Bernie Sanders baseballhurtcountry This country is never going to move forward unless we end Republican rule in the House and Senate. Bernie Sanders housecountrymoving The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy. Bernie Sanders governmentcountrypeople We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up. Bernie Sanders giving-upstrongpeople We have got to change the political culture in America. We need a political revolution. That means we are working on politics not just three weeks before an election but 365 days a year. Bernie Sanders political-revolutionmeanyears Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel in federal income taxes. Bernie Sanders medicare-and-medicaidcuttingtalking We do not need to have a president who insults Mexicans and Latinos and Muslims and women and veterans and African-Americans, we need a president who brings us together, not divides us up. Bernie Sanders veteranpresidenttogether The Occupy Wall Street protests are shining a national spotlight on the most powerful, dangerous and secretive economic and political force in America. Bernie Sanders wallpowerfulamerica Millions are unemployed and our roads are falling apart. If we can spend $6 trillion sending people to war, we can spend $1 trillion to put Americans to work fixing our nation's crumbling infrastructure. Let's rebuild America and create jobs. Bernie Sanders jobswarfall In my view, we need a massive federal jobs program which puts millions of our people back to work. We must end our disastrous trade policies. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And we have to fight for pay equity for women. Bernie Sanders fightingviewsjobs Real freedom must include economic security. Bernie Sanders economicsecurityreal This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The top one-hundredth of 1 percent makes more than 40 percent of all campaign contributions. The billionaire class owns the political system and reaps the benefits from it. Bernie Sanders campaignspoliticalclass Don't underestimate me. Bernie Sanders underestimate-meunderestimate The main problem of America is that you're seeing people working all over this country two jobs, they're working three jobs, and they're getting nowhere in a hurry. They're working hard. They can't afford to send their kids to college in many instances. They can't afford child care for their little babies. They're worried to death about retirement. Bernie Sanders retirementbabycountry There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions to spend on campaigns. think tanks and 'educational' organizations, the Koch brothers are the most powerful. We must overturn Citizens United, move to public funding of elections and pass real tax reform. Bernie Sanders powerfulbrothercountry Here's what income and wealth inequality is about. Last year, the top 25 hedge fund managers made more than 24 billion, enough to pay the salaries of 425,000 public school teachers. This level of inequality is neither moral or sustainable Bernie Sanders teacheryearsschool For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class. And that means standing up to Wall Street, standing up to the greed of corporate America. Even now and then, standing up to the media. And that means having a candidate who can excite working families, excite young people, bring them into the political process, create a large voter turnout. Bernie Sanders wallwinningmean Everyone can have health care. Everyone can earn a living wage. We can educate all our kids - well. But none of that happens unless there's a political revolution. And it's not going to happen unless we deal with corporate control of the media. Bernie Sanders political-revolutionmediakids In 2013 Citigroup had profits of $6.4 billion in the United States. They paid no federal income tax and, in fact, received a rebate from the IRS of $260 million. That same year J.P. Morgan had $17.2 billion in profits in the U.S. They also paid no federal income tax. Do you think it's time for tax reform? Bernie Sanders united-statesyearsthinking
