Bernie Sanders

One SEIU Local 73 strike leader said the 18-day action "is about basic dignity and respect for workers who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic and before."

"Climate policy isn't about imagining a spectrum from left to right and finding the sweet spot in the middle. It's a zero-sum battle with physics."

"We must lower the outrageous price of prescription drugs in budget reconciliation and use the savings to expand Medicare," says Sen. Bernie Sanders.

"Jeff Bezos makes some $2,537 every second of the day...nearly three times more in one second than the median worker in this country makes in an entire week."

"Making sure our planet is habitable for human life *is* infrastructure," tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar. "We need a bold package that tackles the climate crisis."

"All of us have got to stand together and tell the billionaire class that our time is now," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

"Not a single Republican in the United States Senate has the courage to even debate whether we should protect American democracy or not."

"It is obvious that if we're going to address the needs of working families in this country, we need revenue," says Sen. Bernie Sanders, "and one way that we get that revenue is by demanding that the wealthiest people, the largest corporations are paying their fair share."

"With the current Medicare platform, those three things are just left out, like it's no big deal," said the Democratic leader. "But it is a big deal and we should fix it."