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I see a future where states compete with one another to see which can be the most efficient, and where businesses seek out efficient states in which to locate so they can reap the economic and environmental benefits for their businesses and employees.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Another Benefits Businesses Compete Economic Efficient Employees Environmental Future Locate Most Out Reap See Seek States Where Which I See

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It has become clear that the function of a private health insurance is to make as much money as possible. Every dollar not paid out in claims is another dollar made in profits for the company.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Another As Much Money Become Claims Clear Company Dollar Every Function Health Health Insurance Insurance Made Make Money Much Out Paid Possible Private Profits

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In 1999, Hoffmann-LaRoche paid a $500 million criminal fine for leading a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices for certain vitamins.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Certain Conspiracy Criminal Fine Fix Leading Million Paid Prices Vitamins Worldwide

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In 2004, Warner-Lambert, a division of Pfizer Inc., pled guilty to two felonies and agreed to pay $430 million for fraudulently promoting the drug Neurontin.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Agreed Division Guilty Million Pay Promoting Two

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In 2003, GlaxoSmithKline paid $88 million in civil fines for overcharging Medicaid for its anti-depressant Paxil.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Civil Fines Medicaid Million Paid

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If credit unions can grow and prosper with a 15 percent cap, so can banks.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Banks Cap Credit Grow Percent Prosper Unions

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In Finland, where 80 percent of workers belong to unions, all employees enjoy at least 30 days paid vacation, and the gap between the rich and poor is far more equitable than in the United States.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Belong Between Days Employees Enjoy Equitable Far Finland Gap Least More Paid Percent Poor Rich States Than Unions United United States Vacation Where Workers

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Former Senator Al D'Amato in 1991 offered an amendment to cap credit card interest rates at 14 percent.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Al Amendment Cap Card Credit Credit Card Former Interest Interest Rates Offered Percent Rates Senator

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Vermonters often ask me whether I am pessimistic about the future of our country. My honest answer is that I am not.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: About Am Answer Ask Country Future Honest Me Often Our Pessimistic Whether I Am

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In 1940, then-Senator Harry Truman headed up a Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program. In the course of World War II, more than $15 billion in unnecessary and fraudulent defense spending was identified.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Billion Committee Course Defense Fraudulent Harry Headed Identified Investigate More National National Defense Program Senate Special Spending Than Truman Unnecessary Up War World World War World War Ii

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: September 8th, 1941

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