B.R. Sanders Quotes

We need to demilitarize local police departments so that they do not look like occupying armies. We want police departments that look like the communities they are serving.

I think, in my own state, I can tell you that people do want to hear a serious discussion on serious issues.

I'm a United States senator, and I have a responsibility to the people of my state - also to the people of this country.

Donald Trump is toast.

As a United States senator, I've got to do everything that I can to make sure that Trump does not become president.

What I would say to the establishment is that there is far more discontent among the American people than they believe.

I think that the media spends far too much time [on personalities].

I think the Democratic Party has got to make fundamental choices.

Every decision that Donald Trump makes is going to impact his bottom line of some business that he owns all over the world. So it remains a huge issue.

Of course their [Cuba's] economy is terrible, but they have Health Care and education.

We are going to do everything that we can to protect working families in this country.

I love music, I'm very eclectic. On my iPad I have the complete works of Ludwig van Beethoven.

I don't think everybody in Vermont loves me.

I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States.

Rescind the appointment of [Steve] Bannon. We will not be involved in the expansion of bigotry, of racism, sexism, homophobia.

Israel's right to exist in peace and security is not in debate.

I think the media and the candidates have got to talk about why the middle class is in decline and why we have massive levels of income and wealth inequality.

Don't stay in one place for eight or nine hours.

It is not good enough to say, "Well, hey, I vote every two years. I vote every four years." That's fine, but that is not good enough.

I do believe that billionaires and multi-millionaires should be paying more in taxes.

Donald Trump believes that climate change is a hoax. Now, this is not just a stupid expression, but it is incredibly dangerous.

The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb.

Every person in America will know what Donald Trump said and what he is doing.

The next time you do a filibuster, keep walking around.

Donald Trump's language has been atrocious, his behavior toward women.

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.

I happen to believe that one of the great crises facing the planet is climate change. Donald Trump happens not to think that climate change is real. Hillary Clinton takes it seriously.

I think the war in the Mideast, how we got into it and how we're going to address the current problems, are issues that every American should be concerned about.

The Palestinian people's needs must be respected.

Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low.

I do believe that if millions of people do stand up and fight back, we can stop Donald Trump from doing some really awful things.

I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of Social Security.

97 percent of the scientists who wrote articles in peer-reviewed journals believe that human activity is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change.

Today, over half of American workers have less than $10,000 in savings and have no idea how they will be able to retire with any shred of dignity.

We have to transform our energy system.

Social security is the most successful government program in our nation's history. We are not going to cut social security! We are going to expand social security!

If you looked at Jeb Bush's campaign, it's more than just money. It's the nature of the candidate and the message and all that stuff.

I am the longest- serving independent in the history of the United States Congress. People of Vermont sent me to Washington as an independent. That is true.

When you talk about heroines and heroes, at the top of the list has got to be the single moms of America.

The fossil fuel industry for too long has shifted enormous costs of carbon pollution onto the public.

Big business is willing to destroy the planet for short-term profits

Giving up is not an option if we want to prevent irreparable harm to our planet.

The debate is over. The scientific community has spoken in a virtually unanimous voice. Climate change is real. It is caused by human activity.

When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society.

In my view, one of the major reasons that we have so many people in jail is that we have turned our backs on a lot young people.

Debating, doubting, or rejecting the basic scientific facts about climate change in the face of the overwhelming evidence and overwhelming scientific opinion will not change those facts.

I very strongly supported the agreement which makes certain that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.

The right wing in this country is waging a war against women, and let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win.

The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop.

Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and one-third of all seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income.