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What Bernie Sanders Got Done in Washington:

A Legislative Inventory

Posted by PW on November 11, 2015

Bernie Sanders: Getting Things Done as a Congressman

Bernie Sanders is a progressive who likes to get things done (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCPLzrGPQI) and his record of legislative accomplishments in the House of Representativesand the Senate shows it. Despite being independent from both the Democratic and Republicanparties, he got more done (https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/fact-bernie-sanders-gotmore-done-in-the-senate-than-hillary-clinton/) in his first eight years in the Senate thanDemocratic Party superstar Hillary Clinton did in her eight years there. Before the people ofVermont elected him to the Senate in 2006, Rolling Stonejournalist Matt Taibbi dubbed(http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-horror-show-that-is-congress-2005082Sanders the amendment king of the House of Representatives noting:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-horror-show-that-is-congress-20050825https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCPLzrGPQIhttp://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-horror-show-that-is-congress-20050825https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/fact-bernie-sanders-got-more-done-in-the-senate-than-hillary-clinton/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zCPLzrGPQIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhqDoWc6BIhttps://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/what-bernie-sanders-got-done-in-washington-a-legislative-inventory/https://pplswar.wordpress.com/author/pplswar/https://pplswar.wordpress.com/


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Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker not Tom DeLay, notNancy Pelosi has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to avote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by beingrelentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-rightcoalitions.

The following is a list of every substantive bill and amendment Sanders sponsored from the floorof Congress that became law (substantive meaning legislation renaming post offices(https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5245) is not included). Many of theroll-call amendments he passed with majority approval like limiting(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/109th-congress/house-amendment/280) the federalgovernments ability to spy on peoples library records were removed from bills when theHouse and Senate negotiated over the final legislative text and did not become law.

Because the list is derived from Congress official database (https://www.congress.gov/) of flooactions, it does not include achievements like his insertion(https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/why-did-bernie-sanders-vote-to-fund-the-iraq-

war/) of funding for veterans health care into an Iraq war spending bill(https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/why-did-bernie-sanders-vote-to-fund-the-iraq-war/) because that occurred off of the House floor while the bill was in conference.(http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CRPT) Nor does the listinclude what is perhaps his most significant achievement providing health care to an addition10 million (https://theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop-senators-support-sanders-obamacare-expansion/) mostly low-income (http://www.nachc.com/client/Chartbook_2014.pdf) American

y getting Senate majority leader Harry Reid to add $11 billion(https://theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop-senators-support-sanders-obamacare-expansion/) ifunding for community health centers that provide care regardless of a persons ability to pay to

the 2010 Affordable Care Act in exchange for Sanders rallying liberal Democrats who wereconsidering voting against the bill once conservative Democrats removed the public option(http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dems-make-deal-to-drop-public-option/).
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dems-make-deal-to-drop-public-option/https://theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop-senators-support-sanders-obamacare-expansion/http://www.nachc.com/client/Chartbook_2014.pdfhttps://theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop-senators-support-sanders-obamacare-expansion/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CRPThttps://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/why-did-bernie-sanders-vote-to-fund-the-iraq-war/https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/why-did-bernie-sanders-vote-to-fund-the-iraq-war/https://www.congress.gov/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/109th-congress/house-amendment/280https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5245


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"A Revolution in Primary Care" -- Bernie Sanders on Com...

Those who mistakenly believe that a President Sanders would be powerless in the face of a hostilRepublican Congress should bear in mind that he managed to pass these bills and amendments ispite of Republican control of both the House (1995-2006) and the presidency (2001-2008).Furthermore, it was Republicans in the House and Senate who compromised with him(http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/71225/bernie-sanders-is-loud-stubborn-socialist-republicans-like-him-anyway) (not the other way around) on major veterans legislation in 2014.His original bill expanding services for veterans and fixing the scandal-ridden(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Health_Administration_scandal_of_2014) Departmen

of Veterans Affairs (VA) cost $17.3 billion (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2014/07/24/the-vas-2-page-justification-for-a-17-billion-funding-request/). The pricetag of the final compromise bill? $16.3 billion (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-senate-va-reform-bill-20140731-story.html).
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(https://pplswar.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/sandersvabill.jpg)Flanked by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and other congressiona

members at Wallace Theater in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, President Barack Obama signs theVeterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 into law

Bernie Sanders is a progressive who likes to get things done because he knows how to drive ahard bargain for veterans, working families, students, the elderly, the poor, the sick, and themiddle class.

102nd Congress 1991-1992

Authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries inorder to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell an

squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Authorizes grants for planning the registries.Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality inConnecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New YorkRhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Secretary of Healthand Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technicalassistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries.H.R.4206(Cancer Registries Amendment Act) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/hous

bill/4206) enacted as (http://archive.hhs.gov/news/press/1994pres/940930.txt) S. 3312(Cancer Registries Amendment Act) (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/102/s3312).
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/102/s3312http://archive.hhs.gov/news/press/1994pres/940930.txthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/4206https://pplswar.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/sandersvabill.jpg


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103rd Congress 1993-1994

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104th Congress 1995-1996

Require offenders who are convicted of fraud and other white collar crime to giveappropriate notice to victims and other persons in cases where there are multiple victims

eligible to receive restitution.H.Amdt. 98 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/98) to H.R. 665 (Victims of Justice Act of 1995)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/665)The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs should emphasize minimizing theburden on small businesses with 50 or fewer employees.H.Amdt.(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/210) 210 toH.R. 830 (Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/830)Increase funding for the Court of Veterans Appeals by $1.4 million and reduce funding forHousing and Urban Development salaries and expenses by $1.4 million.H.Amdt. 1203(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/1203) to H.R.3666 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and IndependenAgencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-

bill/3666)Congress consents to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compato erect and maintain joint public water supply facilities.H.J.Res.129(https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-joint-resolution/129) enacted asS.J.Res.38 (A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New HampshirInterstate Public Water Supply Compact) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-

congress/senate-joint-resolution/38)


Congress declares that Ngawang Choephel and other prisoners of conscience in Tibet, as
https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-joint-resolution/129https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3666https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/1203https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/830https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/210https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/665https://www.congress.gov/amendment/104th-congress/house-amendment/98


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well as in China, should be released immediately, and that the U.S. government should seeaccess for internationally recognized human rights groups to monitor human rights inTibet.H.Amdt.174 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/174) to H.R.1757 (Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1757)Increase funding for the Meals on Wheels program by $5 million and reduce funding forthe Food and Drug Administration by $5.5 million.H.Amdt.267

(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/267) toH.R.2160 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 1998) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-

bill/2160)Amendment increases funding for the National Guard Starbase program(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARBASE) by $2 million. Funding for the increase wouldbe offset by reducing funds comensurately from the NATO Joint Stars program(http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/jstars-back.htm). H.Amdt.289(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/289) toH.R.2266 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998)

(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2266)Prohibit funds for the U.S. Customs Office from being used to allow the importation intothe U.S. any material mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured childlabor.H.Amdt.368 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/368) to H.R.2378 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2378)Increase funding for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative by $1 million and reducefunding for general administrative expenses within the Department of Commercecommensurately.H.Amdt.388 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-

congress/house-amendment/388) to H.R.2267 (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Statethe Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2267)Encourage lower higher education costs by giving the Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education which administers a competitive grant program for highereducation institutions a broader mission and allow it to make competitive grantsavailable to institutions that cooperate and reduce costs through the joint purchase of goodand services.H.Amdt.569 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/569) to H.R.6 (Higher Education Amendments of 1998)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/6)

Reduce the intelligence budget for fiscal year 1999 by 5% with an exemption for the CIARetirement and Disability Fund.H.Amdt.614(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/614) toH.R.3694 (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3694)Require the Comptroller General to report to Congress regarding the efficacy and benefitsof uniformly limiting any commissions, fees, markups, or other costs incurred by customerin the acquisition of financial products.H.Amdt.626(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/626) to H.R.10(Financial Services Act of 1998) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-
https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/10https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/626https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3694https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/614https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/6https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/569https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2267https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/388https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2378https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/368https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2266https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/289http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/jstars-back.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARBASEhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2160https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/267https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1757https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/174


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bill/10)Increase funding for nutrition programs for senior citizens by $10 million.H.Amdt.706(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/706) toH.R.4101 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 1999) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-

bill/4101)Prohibit funding to be used to enter into or renew a contract with any company owned, or

partially owned, by the Peoples Republic of China or the Peoples Liberation Army of thePeoples Republic of China.H.Amdt.708 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/708) to H.R.4103 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act,1999) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4103)$2 million appropriated to the National Archives and Records Administration for theNational Personnel Records Center for modernization of its records management system.H.Amdt.724 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/724) to H.R.4104 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4104) enacted as H.R. 2490(Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000)

(https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2490)


Reduce the appropriation for the Agricultural Research Service by $13 million and to

increase the appropriation for the commodity assistance program by $10 million.H.Amdt.127 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/127) to H.R.1906 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and DrugAdministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1906)Provide $1 million for a national pilot program to promote agritourism.H.Amdt.136(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/136) toH.R.1906 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2000) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-

bill/1906)

Increase Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million; provides $30 million fordeficit reduction; and reduces fossil energy research and development funding by $50million.H.Amdt.258 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/258) to H.R.2466 (Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2000) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2466enacted as H.R.3194 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3194/)Increase funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program by $13 million and reducesStrategic Petroleum Reserve funding accordingly.H.Amdt.270
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/270https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3194/https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2466https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/258https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1906https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/136https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1906https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/127https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2490https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4104https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/724https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4103https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/708https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4101https://www.congress.gov/amendment/105th-congress/house-amendment/706https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/10


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(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/270) toH.R.2466 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2466) enacted as H.R.3194 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3194)At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following new section: \ RURALVETERANS HEALTH CARE SERVICES \ SEC. . The house supports efforts to implement

improvements in health care services for veterans in rural areas.H.Amdt.442(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/442) toH.R.2684 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andIndependent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2684)Prohibit the use of National Institutes of Health funding to grant an exclusive or partiallyexclusive license pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35, USC, except in accordance with section209 of such title (relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits onreasonable terms).H.Amdt.791 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/791) to H.R.4577 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)

(https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4577)Increase funding for weatherization assistance and energy conservation programs by $45million and reduce fossil fuel energy research and development programs accordingly.H.Amdt.818 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/818) to H.R.4578 (Department of the Interior and Related AgenciesAppropriations Act, 2001) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4578


Prohibit the importation of goods on which the United States Customs Service has issued adetention order on the basis that such goods were made by forced or indentured child laboH.Amdt.238 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/238) to H.R.2590 (Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2590)Prohibit use of funds in the bill giving an exclusive or partially exclusive licenses to

pharmaceutical companies pursuant to chapter 18, U.S.C., relating to the availability to thepublic of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms.H.Amdt.376(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/376) toH.R.3061 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2002) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-

bill/3061)Provide $100 million for federally qualified community health centers.H.Amdt.404(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/404) toH.R.3338 (Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery
https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3338https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/404https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3061https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/376https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2590https://www.congress.gov/amendment/107th-congress/house-amendment/238https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4578https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/818https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4577https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/791https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2684https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/442https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3194https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2466https://www.congress.gov/amendment/106th-congress/house-amendment/270


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from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3338)


Increase funding for weatherization assistance grants by $15 million with offsets from otheenergy conservation activities.H.Amdt.255 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/108thcongress/house-amendment/255) to H.R.2691 (Department of the Interior and RelatedAgencies Appropriations Act, 2004) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-

bill/2691)Prohibit the use of funds in the bill to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors ofthe Veterans Integrated Service Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enrollnew veterans within their respective networks.H.Amdt.336(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/108th-congress/house-amendment/336) toH.R.2861 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andIndependent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2861) enacted as H.R.2673 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2673/)


None.


Provide $242 million for the weatherization assistance program.S.Amdt.737(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/737) toH.R.1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq AccountabilityAppropriations Act, 2007) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1591)Establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program.S.Amdt.151(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1515) to H.R.6(Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6/)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1515https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1591https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/737https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2673/https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2861https://www.congress.gov/amendment/108th-congress/house-amendment/336https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2691https://www.congress.gov/amendment/108th-congress/house-amendment/255https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3338


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Require that not less than 30% of the hot water demand for certain new or substantiallymodified Federal buildings be met through the installation and use of solar hot waterheaters.S.Amdt.1525 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1525) to H.R.6 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6/)Increase specially adapted housing benefits for disabled veterans.S.Amdt.4384(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/4384/) to

H.R.3221 (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3221/)


Require the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on financialassistance for child care available to deployed members of the reserve components of theArmed Forces.S.Amdt.1658 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senatamendment/1658/) to S.1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1390)Increase funds for the school community garden pilot program by $2.5 million, with anoffset.S.Amdt.2271 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/2271/) to H.R.2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and DrugAdministration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2997/)

Make available $20 million for veteran outreach and reintegration services under the YelloRibbon Reintegration Program from the from Overseas Contingency Operations budget.S.Amdt.2601 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/2601/) to H.R.3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3326/)Require the non-partisan Government Accountability Office to conduct an independentaudit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that does not interfere withmonetary policy, to let the American people know the names of the recipients of over $2trillion in taxpayer assistance from the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.S.Amdt.3738 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-

amendment/3738/) to S.3217 (Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3217/text)Require recipients of TARP funding to meet strict H-1B worker hiring standard to ensurenon-displacement of U.S. workers.S.Amdt.306(https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/306) to H.R.1(American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1)Require the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress on financialassistance for child care available to deployed members of the reserve components of the
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/306https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3217/texthttps://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/3738/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3326/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/2601/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2997/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/2271/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1390https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/1658/https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3221/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/4384/https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/1525


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Armed Forces.S.Amdt.1658 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senatamendment/1658) to S.1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1390)Require the Administrator of the General Services to make publicly available the contractointegrity performance database established under the Clean Contracting Act of 2008.S.Amdt.4280 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4280) to H.R.4899 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010)

(https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4899/)


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VA reform bill expands health care facilities, allows veterans to go outside the VA system tprivate health care providers when wait times are too long or if a veteran lives more than 4miles away from a VA facility, and makes it easier to fire VA officials. S.2450 (Veterans

Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2450/) enacted as H.R.3230(https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230/)(Veterans Access, Choiceand Accountability Act of 2014) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-

bill/3230/)Directs the Secretary of the VA to increase, as of December 1, 2013, the rates of veteransdisability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowancefor certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivingspouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increas

in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of theSocial Security Act, on the same effective date.S.893 (Veterans Compensation Cost-of-LivinAdjustment Act of 2013) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/893)Modify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Secretary of the Army overinterring the remains and honoring the memory of a person in a national cemetery.S.Amdt.2146 (https://www.congress.gov/amendment/113th-congress/senate-amendment/2146/text) to S.1471 (Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act)(https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1471)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1471https://www.congress.gov/amendment/113th-congress/senate-amendment/2146/texthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/893https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230/https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3230/https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2450/https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4899/https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/4280https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1390https://www.congress.gov/amendment/111th-congress/senate-amendment/1658


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None as of this writing (11/9/15).

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Washington: A Legislative Inventory

vegwellsays:November 13, 2015 at 12:33 amYou really should make it clear that when you say sponsored you mean co-ponsored ie-written and introduced by someone else.

ReplyPWsays:November 13, 2015 at 9:30 amNot sure what you mean. All the legislation listed here was sponsored, not co-sponsored,

by Bernie Sanders.

Replykennycouchsays:November 14, 2015 at 1:31 amAre you sure, this links provided in you article name Bill McCollum (R-FL) as sponsorto H.R.665, Eernest J. Istook Jr. (R-OK) for H.R.2599, James T. Walsh (R-NY) forH.R.2684 Those are just random ones checked. Maybe follow your own links?

kennycouchsays:

November 14, 2015 at 1:46 amMy error, I see those are amendment to existing legislation. Reader-error

PWsays:November 16, 2015 at 8:49 amUnderstandable. This kind of in-depth legislative research fried my brain after about 30minutes.

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I went over what Bernie accomplished.. 91-92 he must have cosponsored 500 or morebills. I quit looking in that time span because after the 1st 250 items with Berniesponsoring only 5 bills himself, none passed, I skipped to the current stuff. Considerinthe volume of bills, amendments produced, Bernie isnt a standout. What I wonder iswhy he has so few endorsements from fellow congressmen considering the amount of

bills he cosponsored with EVERYBODY. Most never passed but still.

Linda Woods Alexandersays:February 15, 2016 at 5:48 pmSubmitting bills is something any Senator can do numerous ones ofits only the onesthat manage to get support and get to the floor for votes, then made into law, that counBernie had only one bill made into lawfor a cost of living for Veterans. AND 2 toname post offices. His butt wasnt glued to that Senate/House chair.what did heactually do out in the trenches to advocate for women and children health andeducation issues. Hillary has multiple documented things shes done for them. Whathas he done out in the trenches for minorities and civil rights issues other than to marcin a few marches 40 years ago?? What has he done LATELYbefore hes gone on the

campaign trail to claim hes so concerned?? NOTHING..What has he actually gottendone to ease the income inequality thats actually made a difference, except to shoutabout it?? Bernie is a talkerand Hillary Clinton has been one to do something about iTHAT is why Im voting for Hillary!!!

PWsays:February 18, 2016 at 11:53 am^Linda Woods Alexander: what did he actually do out in the trenches to advocate fwomen and children health and education issues.

As mayor of Burlington, Sanders jump-started the citys participatory energies in otheways as well. Early on he established a Youth Office, an Arts Council, and a WomensCouncil, whose first major initiative was an ordinance requiring 10 percent of all city-funded construction jobs to be filled by women.

What else he did for kids as mayor: Run by a mix of volunteers and public servants,the Mayors Youth Office set about implementing new programs: launching aBurlington public access TV show run by kids; opening a sliding-fee scale daycare thatstill running; helping the elderly with snow shoveling; and starting a newspaper run bteenagers that published stories on issues ranging from teen suicide to the school

budget.

Sanders was such a good advocate for women and children Gloria Steinem dubbed himan honorary woman in 1996:
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Gloria Steinem endorses Bernie Sanders

Linda Woods Alexander: What has he done out in the trenches for minorities andcivil rights issues other than to march in a few marches 40 years ago??

While the Clintons were shilling for the establishment candidate Dukakis in 1988,Sanders was the only white politician who endorsed Barack Obamas predecessor, Jess

Jackson:

Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson and the Democratic P..

Jackson actually carried Vermont thanks in no small part to Bernies efforts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz3eoVhMGc0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgcHk9WpcJo


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Since then, Sanders maintained a 97% NAACP voting record while in Congress amongother things.

Apparently that isnt good enough for you so youll vote for a pro-war, pro-corporatecandidate who has a record of stabbing women and kids in the back as soon as itspolitically expedient for her to do so.

Elizabeth Warren vs. Hillary Clinton (2004)

Oh, and Clinton called (Black) kids/teenagers superpredators with no empathy whohave to be brought to heel (like dogs):

Hillary Clinton and African American 'Super Predators'
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Good luck with that.

Diana Hanford Demarestsays:February 23, 2016 at 10:23 pmThis is one of the most important posts I have seen on Bernie. Please keep it updated.Well need it in the general =D

vegwellsays:

April 26, 2016 at 9:10 pmThere are only three bills that he wrote, was the primary sponsor of, and introduced,that actually made it into law. Two of those were renaming post offices. These 3 billswere spread over 25 years in office. Co-Sponsoring a bill is nice, but it doesnt requiremuch, nor does it show much skill.

PWsays:April 27, 2016 at 9:37 amThis list does not include legislation he co-sponsored, so you can lay off the red herringhere.

The fact of the matter is that he got more done in the Senate in his first 8 years than Clintondid in her 8 years there. https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/fact-bernie-sandersgot-more-done-in-the-senate-than-hillary-clinton/

The fact that he became the amendment king of the House while remaining independent oboth parties shows that he has a lot of legislative skill.

ReplyJohnsays:November 13, 2015 at 9:51 amThank the Gods that Bernie doesnt quitnever gives up on us poor individuals who giveup sooooooo easily.

Replypberg2says:January 4, 2016 at 1:06 pmBernie and his past amendments are nice, but if you CARE about Terrorists, ISIS, MiddleEast conflict between Israel and all the other countries, Russia and China, or Womens

issues if you have wife and daughters, if you care about other matters then breaking upbanks, and thinking you are going to make CEOs start giving income equality toemployees, you are barking up the wrong treeMost of these things are NOT Prioritiesin todays age.

ReplyPWsays:

January 4, 2016 at 1:29 pmAnd Sanders has the best positions on Russia, China, Israel, and ISIS as well. See:
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http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-foreign-policy-and-national-security/berniesanders-on-foreign-policy/

https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/understanding-bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-approach/

ginisays:February 14, 2016 at 1:17 pm

I care about terrorists which is why I have a problem with HRC adding to theproliferation of weapons to 20 countries with abysmal human rights records. During hSec. of State tenure 143% of such deals increased as compared to same time frame inBush Admin., she received donations to Clinton Foundation before, during and afterher tenure. She has 150 FBI agents now investigating her email issue and maybe moreimportantly the Foundation. Israel was alarmed by her activity on weapons deals andsaid it would make the region more unstable. She received monetary incentive to brokthese deals, I dont see how it can be looked at any other way, its called pay as youplay criminal charges she may be facing. Will charges stick? If not it will be due to a

technicality. Is it my imagination, or does the majority now seem to agree that the Iraqwar grew the number of terrorists we have today exponentially. You must know howshe and Sanders voted on that one. I have kids too and believe in setting the bar high.We had 100 free tuition community colleges here in CA, its not like its never been doneIm think Im teaching my kids about the importance of voting, not about living in fearIm think Im teaching my kids about valuing integrity by voting for the more honestcandidate. The two dem candidates are equal in my opinion on many Womens issues,though many say Clinton has made some compromises that hurt low income women.Sanders income equality platform is really the foundation for equality for all womennot shaming women into a vote based on gender, some of us have moved on from that

stance.

nallegsays:November 13, 2015 at 2:03 pmGood Work! Im taking notes, trying to spread the word.

ReplyJaney Mitchellsays:November 13, 2015 at 6:17 pmHow can I get a printable copy of this information. I want to be able to carry it around and

show people who dont know.

ReplyPWsays:November 16, 2015 at 8:55 amDoes this work? https://pplswar.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/printableleg.pdf

ReplyXena Amazonsays:December 30, 2015 at 5:13 am
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Make sure you double check this stuff not all of it is accurate.

ReplyPWsays:

January 1, 2016 at 12:47 amWhats not accurate?

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Tomsays:November 28, 2015 at 1:24 pmI see lots of items here regarding his support of the poor and deserving (and that iscommendable), but little regarding trade, jobs, security of our nation. I like Bernie a lot, but wneed more than just giving to the needy. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!!!!

ReplyPWsays:

December 14, 2015 at 9:32 amSanders job-creating bills and amendments were consistently killed by Congress.

Replypberg2says:January 4, 2016 at 1:07 pmand would be as President, I am afraid..

PWsays:January 4, 2016 at 1:30 pm^Which is why election Sanders is only the first step, not the last step.https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/partisan-gridlock-or-political-revolutiothe-consequences-of-choosing-clinton-over-sanders/

Josh Belliksays:December 12, 2015 at 8:26 amPW great read. Thanks for all the leg work on this I will definitely be sharing.

ReplyNahshon Hollissays:December 16, 2015 at 1:45 amHow can the case be made that Bernie has a good plan and likelihood, going foward, of gettinthings done and accomplishing his proposals? That seems to be the key issue stopping Hillarysupporters from considering to support Bernie.

The main argument from Hillary supporters seems to be that Bernie will have a much hardertime getting things done and has an unrealistic plan. Hillary seems to emphasize negotiatingwith Republicans and taking executive action when they fail to negotiate, while Bernie
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emphasizes driving up public political involvement and building an ongoing grassrootsmovement to pressure and change Congress after the elections are over.

ReplyPWsays:December 16, 2015 at 10:28 amHow can the case be made that Bernie has a good plan and likelihood, going foward, ofgetting things done and accomplishing his proposals?

Ive made that case here: https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/partisan-gridlockor-political-revolution-the-consequences-of-choosing-clinton-over-sanders/

ReplyXena Amazonsays:May 12, 2016 at 7:18 pmIts a question of who is more qualified. Its all well and good to dream. The fact of thematter is unless Bernie plans on coming into offiice with a magic wand, this stuff isngoing to happen. His healthcare proposal is based on voodoo math. A 5% sustainedgrowth rate has never happened in recent history. Remember Jeb!s plan based on a4% growth rate? It was dismissed as a pipe dream. And while Gerald Friedman thinksrealistic, the majority of economists, including left-wing economists, consider itcompletely unrealistic. Wed also be looking at the largest increase in taxes on themiddle class in US history. Americans simply wont buy it.

PWsays:May 13, 2016 at 3:52 pm^Sorry but Keynesianism works. Jebs plan was a joke because lining the pockets of the

1% with more tax cuts wouldnt spur much additional investment or consumption.Giving middle America higher wages, lowering their health care costs, andeliminating/reducing enormous student debt would undoubtedly lead to greaterconsumption by the masses. We had growth rates like that in the post-WW2 era thanksto high wages (due to union power), the G.I. bill, and a whole range of subsidies thatencouraged home ownership and the growth of the middle class. Bottom-up growth ala the 1950s that a Sanders administration would engender is the only way to get 5%growth.

PWsays:

December 17, 2015 at 4:26 pmTL;DR version
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Bernie Sanders Reveals How as President He'll Beat Ob...

ReplyLora Jasansays:

January 17, 2016 at 3:18 pmYes, that sounds about right. Overall I prefer Bernies plan to Hillarys, as it moves the

body politic in the direction it needs to go in, if we are to preserve and expand the votersvoice. Unfortunately, Hillary is not planning to change the system, as she believes it works(for her). We NEED a change; that is why many voted for Obama. Bernie has the advantagover Obama in that he already knows how hard it is to get bipartisan cooperation. Look

again at that list!Reply

Barrysays:March 23, 2016 at 11:18 pmLora Jasan: Unfortunately, Hillary is not planning to change the system.

This is the crux of what should concern every one of us and why Bernie, as therevolutionary candidate is what America needs. It is good to have the evidence(THANK YOU for your superb research and analysis, PW) that Bernie works well and

has succeeded within the system, but who can we most trust to at least TRY to leadCongress and the public toward legislation that changes the game?

Bernie is focused on the right issues: Medicare for all (fuck healthcare reform!). Free(or at least heavily subsidized) higher education. (You want better government, startwith a better [educated] electorate.) Public safety and welfare. (E.g., environmentalprotection; judicious use of our military and covert operations; curtailing our profligatmilitary-industrial-Congressional complex; appropriately regulating corporations andWall Street so our jobs, income, and savings are secure while not conducting class
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warfare or a war on capitalism; federal control and promotion of equal rights andprotection no matter what backwater state you live in). OMG, is America ready forthis? We gotta at least TRY. And Bernies the only one leading the charge.

Lora Jasansays:January 17, 2016 at 3:22 pmPW: Thank you for putting this online! Sharing!!

ReplyPWsays:

January 19, 2016 at 9:14 amYoure very welcome. Glad you find it useful.

Replyjohn koelblsays:January 26, 2016 at 9:44 pmI like Bernie!

Replymarcgilbert662says:February 7, 2016 at 3:25 pmReblogged this on Marc Gilbert-Widmann.

ReplyGreg Jaspansays:February 8, 2016 at 9:58 amIm not sure who you are but I just want to say excellent work! One question:

You say the list is of substantive bills and amendments Sanders sponsored from the floor ofCongress that became law, and in the next sentence say, Many of the roll-call amendments hepassed with majority approval like limiting the federal governments ability to spy onpeoples library records were removed from bills when the House and Senate negotiatedover the final legislative text and did not become law.

Are the roll-call amendments something different than the type of amendments in the list? Imjust a little confused about which amendments became law and which ones were removedfrom bills and did not become law.

Thanks!

ReplyPWsays:February 8, 2016 at 10:08 amNo, the amendments are all roll-call amendments. Sorry for the confusing terminology.

Its also possible for legislators to insert amendments during negotiations between theHouse and Senate to reconcile different versions of the same bill but finding the paperrecord of that (over the internet rather than in person at the Library of Congress) is
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impossible. I know for a fact that Sanders has gotten amendments through during thereconciliation stage to boost funding for the Vermont VA because his office writes pressreleases announcing these moves but Congress.gov does not at this time have accessiblerecords on that so I couldnt really include them here. The other thing that prevented mefrom cataloging those amendments is the fact that Sanders House.gov website was takendown after he became a Senator starting in January 2007 so those amendment pressreleases from 1991-2006 no longer exist on the internet, unfortunately.

What this means is that a truly comprehensive list of his list of accomplishments is muchgreater than what this list was able to capture. For example, after doing some research Idiscovered he was one of the big proponents in Congress of getting Gulf War syndromerecognized as a legit illness which the Pentagon and VA resisted for many, many years:

Bernie Sanders: Persian Gulf War Illness Investigation (...

After many years of hearings and pushes by Sanders to fund studies of Gulf War veteransGulf War syndrome was recognized as a legit illness and vets finally started gettingtreatment for it. Obviously it would be wrong to give him all the credit for that since heworked with others throughout the process but he does deserve at least someof the credit.

A VA staffer wrote a post about what its like to work for Sanders and he noted that muchof what he does to help people is done far away from news cameras when basically nobodis really looking:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-with-Bernie-Sanders/answer/Carter-Moore

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Wow our government works in bizarre ways! Thank for the clarification though! Youvdone some excellent work on here. I will be referencing some of your posts whenever Ineed some sources to support my pro-Bernie arguments. Keep it up!

Toddsays:February 11, 2016 at 1:26 amAll told, Mr. Sanders introduced 353 bills during 16 years in the House and nine years in theSenate, giving him a success rate of just less than 1 percent. By comparison, Sen. Jack Reed, aRhode Island Democrat who like Mr. Sanders has amassed a quarter-century in Congress, hashad eight bills signed into law out of 376 introduced.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom Mr. Sanders is challenging for the Democratic nomination,spent eight years in the Senate. She introduced 409 bills on which she was the lead sponsor,and three became law: renaming a post office, naming a highway and establishing a nationalhistoric site in Troy, New York, to recognize female labor leader Kate Mullany.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/27/bernie-sanders-record-in-congress-shows-little-soc/?page=all

ReplyPWsays:February 11, 2016 at 9:29 amOf course this right-wing publication skipped over Sanders Senate record (where he gotmore done than Clinton in his first 8 years than she did in hers) and what does Jack Reedhave anything to do with anything? Hes not running for president and hes not aprogressive, so who knows whether what he got done was good or bad.

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Greg Jaspansays:February 18, 2016 at 5:59 pmYour troll slap-downs are top notch! They stand no chance here

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gilmbakersays:March 18, 2016 at 5:13 pmReblogged this on 2016 US Elections and commented:Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi dubbed Sanders the amendment king of the House ofRepresentatives noting:
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Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker not Tom DeLay, notNancy Pelosi has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to avote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by beingrelentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-rightcoalitions.

The following is a list of every substantive bill and amendment Sanders sponsored from thefloor of Congress that became law (substantive meaning legislation renaming post offices isnot included). Many of the roll-call amendments he passed with majority approval likelimiting the federal governments ability to spy on peoples library records were removedfrom bills when the House and Senate negotiated over the final legislative text and did not

become law.

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Yar Renhcahcssays:March 22, 2016 at 5:50 pmSomeone asked why with some many bills not many passed. The way I see it is Bernie Sander

bills are aimed at helping people and a lot of the times it will not beneficial to the corporationor other congress men who have those corporations in their pockets. Greed is the # 1 rule incongress and Bernie is trying to go against it

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natruthstudentsays:April 6, 2016 at 3:19 pmWonderful article, very detailed and informative. I plan on using a lot of what youve said herin my own efforts to help elect Bernie to the Oval Office.

That said, Ive found many instances of people supporting Mrs. Clinton making excuses forthings like her record of flipflopping. Oh, she just changed her mind. But they say that theone time Im aware of where Bernie changed his mind due to evidence that contradicted hisprevious position, that is, on gun control and the NRA, those Hillary supporters say that heflipflopped.

That would be hilarious if it wasnt so serious. Bernie flipflopped but Hillary just changedher mind. Cognitive dissonance, anyone?

Ive also run into people who just dont care about the facts or the record. I know severalpeople who say they wont vote for Bernie because hes a socialist, completely disregardingthe fact that many of the agencies and programs we have here that help We the People are the
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very definition of socialism, that it, paid for and operated by the government for the benefit othe people.

One guy actually said he wont support Sanders because hes a communist. When Isuggested that he review the differences between democratic socialism and communism, heinsisted that there are no difference.

And to top it off, one woman actually told me that she wont even look at the actual evidence

supporting Sanders, that hes a liar and the evidence lies.

How do you deal with such people?

ReplyPWsays:April 7, 2016 at 9:34 amI block/ignore the lunatics. Helps keep me sane.

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Greg Jaspansays:April 7, 2016 at 2:29 pmFirst step in dealing with such people is to do exactly what it sounds like you did politely try talk some sense into them. If that doesnt work, then as PW said, simply ignoresuch fools. Trying to talk sense into some people is like trying to talk sense into a wall.

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Deloressays:April 23, 2016 at 8:02 pmBernie Sanders has had hundreds of sponsored bills, and co-sponsored but the link refuses toto allow it to load or advance fully. I wonder why that is? Hmmmm. Probably for the same

reason that Establishment no longer allows anyone to comment on their sites now unless theypay to subscribeat least not known Bernie Supporters.

ReplyDeloressays:April 23, 2016 at 8:08 pmA YUGE list of bill Bernie Sanders wrote, or co-sponsored. BUT, it would notallow me to go back to when he startedit kept folding. And he vote on bills and to introduca new bill or two while Campaigning for President, also Are there too many to bring them all
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up? On the other hand Hillary abstained from voting on bills 2/3 of the time she wasSenator, and only co-sponsered a couple of bills.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=400357

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lilian rodartesays:May 12, 2016 at 9:01 pmWhat about that legislation from 1993 where he suggests if Congress passes NAFTA makingAmericans compete with the slave wages of Mexico then congress should lead by example anreduce theuro pay to match those of Mexicos government

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PWsays:May 13, 2016 at 3:43 pmSadly it was never voted on. More here:https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/when-bernie-sanders-trolled-congress-ovenafta/

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