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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

11 days into a government shutdown.

This is where we are:

Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

- Millions of federal employees aren’t getting paid
- 15 million people about to lose their health care
- 24 million Americans could see their insurance premiums DOUBLE

Now Speaker Johnson gives House Republicans another week off work. 4 straight weeks out of DC. Unbelievable.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

The sickest children from around the country are brought to Children's National Hospital for treatment.

The doctors who care for them work days on end for starvation wages.

These doctors deserve a fair bargain. NOW.

Doctors Working for Starvation Wages Speak Up | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Ten percent of Gazans have been killed or wounded — mostly women, children, & the elderly.

The U.S. has sent $22 billion taxpayer dollars to facilitate Netanyahu's slaughter.

This ceasefire must hold, the hostages must be freed, aid must flow and this horrific war must end.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

I'll be holding another livestream with my Senate colleagues today at 5pm ET to update the American people on the government shutdown and discuss the devastating impact of Republican health care cuts.

Do you have a questions for us? Comment below.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

At a time when we should be guaranteeing health care to all Americans as a human right, President Trump and his Republican colleagues are threatening to make our broken system even worse by doubling premiums for more than 20 million Americans.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

My statement on the two-year anniversary of the horrific Hamas terrorist attack against Israel and Netanyahu's ongoing war against the Palestinian people:

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

Mr. Trump said "We could have much better health care than we have right now."

No kidding.

20+ million will see their premiums double. 15 million thrown off health care entirely.

Pres. Trump, in case you didn’t know, this is what the shutdown is about.

End your health care cuts.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d

Can AI and robotics help us in many ways? I am not a Luddite — I believe they can.

But we must make sure these new technologies benefit all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my op-ed in Fox News. Let’s start the debate.

SEN SANDERS: AI must benefit everyone, not just a handful of billionaires

Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos invest billions in AI and robotics that could eliminate millions of jobs while increasing corporate profits at workers' expense.

www.foxnews.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 7d

Children are starving in Gaza because of Israeli government policies. Hundreds of people from around the world organized a civilian flotilla to try to deliver food. Israel arrested them.

The United States must demand the immediate release of all detained Americans.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8d

Yesterday, I asked Americans to tell me what a DOUBLING of health care premiums would mean for their families.

Here are just a few of their responses:

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9d

Let me congratulate the resident physicians at Howard University Hospital for winning a new union contract that includes a 16% pay raise.

When workers stand together and fight for their rights there is nothing they cannot accomplish. I was proud to stand in solidarity with them.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9d

Yesterday, I asked Americans from across the country how a DOUBLING of monthly health care premiums would affect their families.

Responses have already come in, but we need more.

If you want to share your story, send an email or video to [email protected]

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9d

I'm asking YOU:

What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family?

What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care?

Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

Where We Are With the Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9d

I'm asking YOU:

What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family?

What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care?

Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

Where We Are With the Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10d

A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.

Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.

Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11d

Here's where we are:

Republicans have shut down the government.

Why?

They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.

We won't let them.

Where We Are With The Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11d

Republicans are doubling our insurance premiums. They are throwing 15 million people off their health care.

As a result, tens of thousands will unnecessarily die so that the 1% can get a trillion dollars in tax breaks.

Unacceptable. We cannot allow it.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11d

Boeing paid its CEO $18 million for 4 months of work while taking away health care benefits from 3200 machinists in St. Louis who have been on strike for 2 months & were making as little as $18 an hour.

I say to the CEO of Boeing: End your greed. Sign a fair union contract NOW.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11d

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee made history as the first Southern autoworkers to join the @uaw.org.

Now it's time for Volkswagen to negotiate a fair first contract that reflects the massive profits these workers create for the company and keeps good union jobs in Chattanooga.

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