Bernie Sanders

“Do you know how much the drug companies alone spent to defeat that effort? They spent $131 million on one ballot item in one state.”

Sanders claims drug companies spent $131 million to defeat a 2016 California drug-pricing ballot measure (Prop 61).

“Over the last 30 years, the top 1% has seen a $21 trillion increase in their wealth. The bottom half of America has seen a $900 billion decline in their wealth.”

Sanders cites Federal Reserve data claiming the top 1% gained $21 trillion in wealth over 30 years while the bottom half lost $900 billion.

“You've got the top 1% owning more wealth than the bottom 92%.”

Sanders claims the top 1% of Americans own more wealth than the bottom 92% of the population combined.

“Over the last 20 years, the drug companies alone have spent $4.5 billion in 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions.”

Sanders claims pharmaceutical companies spent $4.5 billion over 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions.

“a right to kill 52,000 people in Gaza, wound well over 100,000 thousand and right now as we speak Joe, children are starving to death because of Israel's block…”

Israel has killed 52,000 people in Gaza and wounded well over 100,000, and children are starving to death because of Israeli blockades.

“We don't talk about it in the corporate media. 60%, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.”

Sixty percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

“And we could talk about Elon, but he spent $270 million to elect Trump as president.”

Elon Musk spent $270 million to help elect Donald Trump president.

“You got the top 1 percent owning more wealth than the bottom 93%. You got CEOs, large corporations making 350 times what their workers make.”

The top 1 percent of Americans own more wealth than the bottom 93 percent, and large-corporation CEOs earn 350 times what their workers earn.

“It ain't a hoax. I think the last 10 years have been the warmest on record.”

The last 10 years have been the warmest on record.

“So we put a lot of pressure. We are trying to raise the minimum wage, federal minimum wage to 17 bucks an hour.”

Sanders is pushing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour.

“You got three Wall Street investment firms. Blackrock, you're familiar with Blackrock, their child. Vanguard and Sage Street. Exactly. Yeah. Check it out on Go…”

Three Wall Street firms, BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, are combined the major stockholders of 95 percent of American corporations.

“They had publicly owned oil companies, they made a fortune, and they have like a trillion dollars in their wealth for a small country, you know, so and they ha…”

Norway built an oil-funded sovereign wealth fund worth about a trillion dollars and provides free healthcare, free college, and affordable housing.

“I mean, you know, on the Eisenhower, the very rich paid at their upper levels 90%, you know.”

Under Eisenhower the top marginal income tax rate on the very rich was 90 percent.

“We're number two. We used to be one. They are number one right now. I think they have an enormous percent of global. I think it's very high.”

China is currently the largest carbon polluter and the United States is second, after the US previously being the largest.

“wages are actually lower now than they were 52 years ago. Okay? And during that same period, period is a massive transfer of wealth from the bottom 90 percent …”

Inflation-adjusted wages are lower now than 52 years ago, alongside a massive wealth transfer from the bottom 90 percent to the top 1 percent.

“I became mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1981. There was not a computer in the building.”

Sanders became mayor of Burlington, Vermont in 1981.

“You have one man, Mr. Musk, owning more wealth than the bottom 52 percent of American families. One man, 52 percent of American families.”

Elon Musk owns more wealth than the bottom 52 percent of American families combined.

“our life expectancy in America is lower than it is in other major countries. You know that? Yes. It's four years younger than, four years shorter life spans th…”

US life expectancy is about four years shorter than in other wealthy countries, and working-class Americans live about seven years less than the top 1 percent.

“And I brought forth two resolutions which basically were very simple and said no more US military aid to Israel under these conditions. One vote got 15 votes i…”

Sanders brought two Senate resolutions to block US military aid to Israel that received 15 and 16 votes respectively.

“So that for example, right now in Washington, the national minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.”

The US federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour.

“You know, Israel was attacked by Hamas, and Hamas is a terrible terrorist organization. They killed 1,200 people, which in a small country like Israel is a lot…”

Hamas killed 1,200 people in its attack on Israel.

“Well, he has sued ABC. He has sued Metta. He is suing the Des Moines Register because of a poll that came out during the campaign that he didn't like. He is su…”

Donald Trump has sued ABC, Meta, the Des Moines Register over a campaign poll, and CBS over a Kamala Harris interview.

“Why do we have 85 million people who are uninsured or uninsured?”

Eighty-five million people in the US are uninsured or underinsured.

“That will cost $2.2 trillion... We do this through a tax on Wall Street speculation, which will bring in $2.4 trillion. We bailed out Wall Street 11 years ago.”

Sanders claims cancelling all student debt and making public college tuition-free would cost $2.2 trillion, fully funded by a Wall Street speculation tax projected to raise $2.4 trillion.

“The reality is that today as we speak, there are approximately 400 million guns in America today. We have between 5 to 10 million assault weapons.”

Sanders claims there are approximately 400 million guns in America and between 5 to 10 million assault weapons.

“The idea of banning assault weapons has been done in 1994. We banned assault weapons, I believe it was for 10 years. That ban was undone by a Republican majori…”

Sanders claims the 1994 federal assault weapons ban was actively undone/repealed by a Republican majority.

“In 1965, without the technology we have today, they implemented Medicare. 19 million people, elderly people, signed up in the first year.”

Sanders claims 19 million elderly people signed up for Medicare in its first year after it was implemented in 1965.

“And we got one guy who's worth $155 billion. How great? Oh, by the way, we're building more nuclear weapons. And we're spending $750 billion a year on the mili…”

Sanders claims one billionaire is worth $155 billion and that the U.S. spends $750 billion a year on the military.

“a great nation when we have massive levels of income and wealth inequality, when 87 million people can't afford to go to a doctor today.”

Sanders claims 87 million people in America cannot afford to go to a doctor.

“My tax plan is not going to benefit the wealthy. It's going to benefit working people." Well, turns out over 10 years, 83% of the benefit at the end of 10 year…”

Sanders claims that under Trump's tax plan, 83% of the benefit after 10 years goes to the top 1%.

“Over the last 20 years, the drug companies alone have spent $4.5 billion in 20 years on lobbying and campaign contributions.”

Sanders claims pharmaceutical companies spent $4.5 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions over the preceding 20 years.

“Scientists tell us we have less than 12 years to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel or there will be irreparable damage.”

Sanders claims scientists say the world has less than 12 years to transform its energy system away from fossil fuels or face irreparable damage.

“So as you indicated, you have a company like Amazon owned by Jeff Bezos, who happens to be the wealthiest guy in America worth about $150 billion. Amazon paid …”

Sanders claims Jeff Bezos is worth about $150 billion and that Amazon paid zero federal income tax.

“We bought insulin in Windsor, Ontario for one tenth the price, 10% of the price, same exact product being charged in America.”

Sanders claims insulin bought in Windsor, Ontario cost one-tenth (10%) of the U.S. price for the identical product.

“How is it possible that we pay ten times more for insulin in this country and for other drugs than the one in Canada or countries around the world?”

Sanders claims Americans pay ten times more than Canadians and other countries for insulin and other drugs generally.

“Do you know how much the drug companies alone spent to defeat that effort? They spent $131 million on one ballot item in one state. All right. Last year, the t…”

Sanders claims drug companies spent $131 million to defeat a California drug-pricing ballot measure and that the top 10 drug companies made $69 billion in profit the prior year.

“Over the last 30 years, the top 1% has seen a $21 trillion increase in their wealth. The bottom half of America has seen a $900 billion decline in their wealth.”

Sanders claims that over the last 30 years the top 1% gained $21 trillion in wealth while the bottom half of Americans lost $900 billion.