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I told the NY Times that “my principles don’t change with the job I’m in” and I think that’s proven to be true over the last 20 yrs. It hasn’t been a perfect career — but I’ve tried hard to live my values. Thanks to everyone for the support. Onward.
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The most electable candidate is the one who has spent his entire career fighting to:
Expand, not cut, Social Security
Stop job-killing trade deals
Prevent endless wars
Stop Wall Street deregulation
Guarantee healthcare as a right
drug prices
That's why I'm #VotingForBernie
drug prices
That's why I'm #VotingForBernie
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Now in Ames w @BernieSanders and @AOC. I came to an Ames Bernie rally right before the 2016 Iowa Caucus & there were 1/4 the people. I’ve been to prez events here since 2000 and I’ve never seen anything like this. There’s also a packed balcony above and overflow room with 500 ppl
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The staff director of the Bowles-Simpson commission was Bruce Reed, Biden's advisor, who put together a report to:
- Cut Social Security
-
the retirement age
-Medicare premiums
-student loan interest rates
- Cut veterans benefits
Bernie opposed it: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SimpsonBowles.pdf … https://twitter.com/danielmarans/status/1221206671575396352 …
the retirement age
-Medicare premiums
-student loan interest rates
- Cut veterans benefits
Bernie opposed it: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/SimpsonBowles.pdf … https://twitter.com/danielmarans/status/1221206671575396352 …
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In '12, Biden's campaign bundler Erskine Bowles called Paul Ryan's budget "a sensible, straightforward & serious budget." The Bowles-Simpson commission Biden supported proposed slashing Social Security. But maybe he was being sarcastic... https://youtu.be/YuoCBrqb7rs via @YouTube
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IMPORTANT FACT: Among the very first things @BernieSanders did upon being sworn in for his first term in Congress nearly 30 years ago was to become one of only 27 lawmakers to co-sponsor legislation to increase Social Security benefits.
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Joe Biden told Morning Joe he had a 100% rating from groups that score Social Security votes. That was false. Here’s how his key vote was covered https://theintercept.com/2020/01/25/joe-biden-social-security/ …
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It's kinda awesome that @BernieSanders could just reprint this flyer from 25 years ago and use it as an ad today -- and it would still be just as relevant.
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We are building a movement out of 
and a belief in the dignity and worth of ALL of us. The passion of this movement is driven by the experiences and consequences of unjust systems that have used, abused & left too many behind in this wealthy nation. #NotMeUs #Bernie2020
and a belief in the dignity and worth of ALL of us. The passion of this movement is driven by the experiences and consequences of unjust systems that have used, abused & left too many behind in this wealthy nation. #NotMeUs #Bernie2020
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I am at a phone bank for @BernieSanders, and everyone who introduced themselves said that they are attending not only to get Bernie elected, but because they want to learn how to organize for after he's elected.
cc @ninaturner @HeatherGautney @AOC @BeccaRast
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This is one of my favorite articles from the 2020 campaign. It is from way back in March of 2019. It shows that from the very beginning, @BernieSanders has been laser focused on challenging & defeating @RealDonaldTrump.
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New @nytimes/@SienaResearch poll in Iowa:
Sanders 25%
Buttigieg 18
Biden 17
Warren 15
Klobuchar 8
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Biden: long record of wanting to cut Social Security
Bernie: long record of wanting to expand Social Security
pretty simple
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Bernie says “no, of course I won’t” apologize to Biden and adds Biden has “for many, many years” talked about cuts or freezes to social security.
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This is from my interview with Biden at Monday’s Brown & Black forum in Iowa. I asked this because social security is especially important to black voters, who tend to rely on it more heavily for their retirement income than white voters do.
.@BernieSanders is now surging in the polls as he goes on offense against @RealDonaldTrump's plans for Social Security -- pass it on
I was an all-star "Kaboom," "Breakout" and "Space Invaders" player as a kid -- so I am having trouble putting into words how exciting this news is
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In late 2017 @davidsirota, @thejoshkeefe, @jcassano & I reported that Republican reps & sens—esp. Bob Corker—were potentially enriching themselves by writing pass-through tax deductions into Trump's tax bill.
Now @publicintegrity proves they did just that
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The @BernieSanders campaign responds to backlash after posting a video of @joerogan saying he would “probably vote for Bernie” in the primary. Statement via @briebriejoy:
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"When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security, as well. I meant Medicare & Medicaid. I meant veterans benefits...And I not only tried it once. I tried it twice, I tried it a third time & I tried it a 4th time," Joe Biden
#RollTheTape
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Biden blatantly lied about Social Security at Iowa's Black & Brown Forum this week:
Q: "Do you think it's fair though for voters to question your commitment to Social Security when in the past you've proposed a freeze to it?"
Biden: "No, I didn't propose a freeze."
"You did."
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It was great joining @krystalball and @esaagar on @HillTVLive to talk about the Biden-Bernie brawl over Social Security.
Watch:
Bernie is leading the fight against Donald Trump on Social Security -- and now he's surging in the general election polls against Trump
