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13361711, A short list of some of Bernie's accomplishments
Posted by reaction, Fri Jan-10-20 12:23 PM
Bernie's Accomplishments

Providing 9 million more Americans with primary health care, 2 million more with dental care and 860,000 more with mental health services through a $12.5 billion expansion in community health centers.

Raising the wages of 350,000 Amazon workers and 60,000 Disney workers to at least $15 an hour.

Restoring $320 million in pension benefits to 130,000 IBM workers.

7 states and over 40 cities passed $15 an hour minimum wage laws.

Passage of veterans legislation with John Mccain providing $5 billion to hire more doctors and nurses at the VA

Passage of legislation ending American our involvement in the Saudi-led genocide in Yemen.

Passage of the first and only audit of the Federal Reserve in 2010.

Passage of the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act.

Preventing Social Security cuts to seniors and disabled veterans.

Stopping the Postal Service from closing up to 15,000 post offices and over 100 mail processing plants, ending Saturday mail and slashing over 100,000 jobs.

Passing more roll call amendments than anyone in a Republican Congress

Passage of $3.2 billion in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grants.

Raising wages of federal contractors to at least $10.10 an hour in 2014.

Banning the credit card interest rate bait and switch scam.

Doubling funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Creating the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.

Stopping bailed-out banks from replacing U.S. workers with low-wage guest workers.

Prohibiting the importation of goods made by forced or indentured child labor.

Mandating free credit reports for all Americans.

Not taking one cent in corporate PAC money