Bernie Sanders

To demand to know why the commissioner of the FDA has not, in fact, at least gone forward with strong labels to warn the American people about the nature of the food that they are eating, which is leading to obesity, which is leading to diabetes. We have been absolutely irresponsible. Kennedy is right on that issue. Your point is that he wants to take fluoride out of water.

To demand to know why the commissioner of the FDA has not, in fact, at least gone forward with strong labels to warn the American people about the nature of the food that they are eating, which is leading to obesity, which is leading to diabetes. We have been absolutely irresponsible. Kennedy is right on that issue. Your point is that he wants to take fluoride out of water.

That's a disaster to my mind, plus many of the other crazy things he says. So you're saying, how do you walk that line? Well, that's exactly what we are trying to figure out right now.

That's a disaster to my mind, plus many of the other crazy things he says. So you're saying, how do you walk that line? Well, that's exactly what we are trying to figure out right now.

to your point, who are saying that the food that they are advertising massively on TV, which is another issue, is addictive. It is. I want more and more of that crap. And it stays with me my whole life, which is why we're seeing an epidemic in childhood obesity. 20 percent of the kids now, 40 percent of adults were spending 400 billion dollars a year on diabetes related illnesses. How's that?

to your point, who are saying that the food that they are advertising massively on TV, which is another issue, is addictive. It is. I want more and more of that crap. And it stays with me my whole life, which is why we're seeing an epidemic in childhood obesity. 20 percent of the kids now, 40 percent of adults were spending 400 billion dollars a year on diabetes related illnesses. How's that?

One tenth of the health care budget. Has the government acted in any way with the urgency that is needed? Of course it has not. So Kennedy is right on that issue. But your point, how we deal with that. You know, the crazy stuff that he's saying is exactly what I'm trying to figure out.

One tenth of the health care budget. Has the government acted in any way with the urgency that is needed? Of course it has not. So Kennedy is right on that issue. But your point, how we deal with that. You know, the crazy stuff that he's saying is exactly what I'm trying to figure out.

I could give you many examples of that. The border is one. Bring them. All right. I'll give you one example. It's relevant to the state of Vermont, but it, I think, speaks to the broader issue. Vermont has been hit hard by flooding in recent years as a result of climate change.

I could give you many examples of that. The border is one. Bring them. All right. I'll give you one example. It's relevant to the state of Vermont, but it, I think, speaks to the broader issue. Vermont has been hit hard by flooding in recent years as a result of climate change.

And one of the floods did a job on our state capital, Montpelier, Vermont, beautiful downtown, and included damaging the federal building which contained the local post office, okay? Post building was shut down. We needed a new post office for that community. There were many vacant buildings in the area.

And one of the floods did a job on our state capital, Montpelier, Vermont, beautiful downtown, and included damaging the federal building which contained the local post office, okay? Post building was shut down. We needed a new post office for that community. There were many vacant buildings in the area.

Probably it would have taken somebody in the private sector a week or two to find a location and start the process of opening a new facility. We and the entire Vermont delegation begged and pleaded with the post office. It took them literally a year. a year to do what could have been done in several weeks. All right. And the examples go on and on.

Probably it would have taken somebody in the private sector a week or two to find a location and start the process of opening a new facility. We and the entire Vermont delegation begged and pleaded with the post office. It took them literally a year. a year to do what could have been done in several weeks. All right. And the examples go on and on.

So if we are going, if we believe, I believe that in a democratic civilized society, government must play an important role in protecting ordinary people. People are not going to believe that unless we make the government efficient and able to deliver services in an appropriate way.

So if we are going, if we believe, I believe that in a democratic civilized society, government must play an important role in protecting ordinary people. People are not going to believe that unless we make the government efficient and able to deliver services in an appropriate way.

I mean, I can go back to when. My family didn't have any money. So I went to a public school. You know what? It was a damn good public school. Teachers were respected. They took their job seriously. It was adequately funded. They educated kids in an appropriate way.

I mean, I can go back to when. My family didn't have any money. So I went to a public school. You know what? It was a damn good public school. Teachers were respected. They took their job seriously. It was adequately funded. They educated kids in an appropriate way.

Right now, despite all of the criticism you may hear, the VA medical system, you go to a VA hospital in Vermont, you know what the veterans will tell you? Pretty good health care. And it's cost effective. And they need more support. But those are just, you know, and there are great public schools today all over this country where teachers are doing a great job. VA is doing a good job.

Right now, despite all of the criticism you may hear, the VA medical system, you go to a VA hospital in Vermont, you know what the veterans will tell you? Pretty good health care. And it's cost effective. And they need more support. But those are just, you know, and there are great public schools today all over this country where teachers are doing a great job. VA is doing a good job.