Republicans Dismiss Science | Bernie Sanders

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It is an embarrassment that we have a major political party that rejects the overwhelming science on climate change.

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Bernie Sanders is a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. Sanders previously served as mayor of Vermont’s largest city for eight years before defeating an incumbent Republican to be the sole congressperson for the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife Jane and has four children and seven grandchildren.

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents and grew up in a small, rent-controlled apartment. His father came to the United States from Poland at the age of 17 without much money or a formal education. While attending the University of Chicago, a 20-year-old Sanders led students in a multi-week sit-in to oppose segregation in off-campus housing owned by the university as a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) officer. In August of 1963, Sanders took an overnight bus as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech firsthand at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

After graduation, Bernie moved to Vermont where he worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker. In 1981, he was elected as mayor of Burlington as an Independent by a mere 10 votes, shocking the city’s political establishment by defeating a six-term, local machine mayor. In 1983, Bernie was re-elected by a 21 point margin with a record amount of voter turnout. Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care, women’s rights, youth programs and the arts. In 1990, Sanders was elected to the House of Representatives as the first Independent in 40 years and joined the Democratic caucus. He was re-elected for eight terms, during which he voted against the deregulation of Wall Street, the Patriot Act, and the invasion of Iraq.

In 2006, Sanders defeated the richest man in Vermont to win a seat in the U.S. Senate as an Independent. Known as a “practical and successful legislator,” Sanders served as chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where he authored and passed the most significant veteran health care reform bill in recent history. While in the Senate, Sanders has fought tirelessly for working class Americans against the influence of big money in politics. In 2010, he gave an eight-and-a-half hour filibuster-like speech on the Senate floor in opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy. In 2015, the Democratic leadership tapped Bernie to serve as the caucus’ ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.

Known for his consistency on the issues, Senator Sanders has supported the working class, women, communities of color, and the LGBT community throughout his career. He is an advocate for the environment, unions, and immigrants. He voted against Keystone XL, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, wants to expand the Voting Rights Act, and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
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As a registered Republican, I apologize for the ignorance of our presidential candidates. Last time I checked, of the 10 highest in the polls, 4 said there is no climate change, 3 said climate change is not caused by humans, and 1 said climate change is not very important.

atlerthedark
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No, they do know it's real. It's their pockets that don't believe in it.

thescaredshadow
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Campaign Finance Reform is the most important issue. It's a cancer to our democracy. It's also one of the top issues that both Republicans and Democrats are concerned about. We must remove money from politics to restore democracy.

BSON
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Bernie is so direct, honest, and real...how the whole world doesn't see this is wild. So very happy he is running for POTUS....VOTE for Bernie for 2016!

susankeber
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If Bernie Sanders run with Elizabeth Warren as Prez/Vice Prez. Elizabeth Warren can stay on top for the next 16 years. Because she can run for President 2024/2028 and this country with both at the controls. This country will be in a better place and a true leader for the world to see.

GBodyShop
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Now if only Bernie would embrace the scientific consensus that GMOs are safe.

andrewkiwi
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Warren VP, Biden endorsement, Obama not endorsing Clinton = possible ideal situation.

SwobyJ
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It's not just money, but it's also because of their (distorted) fundamentalist Christian beliefs from creationism to eschatology.

JosephWilliamPelobello
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Democrats dismiss economic science lmao

BasedGiant