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Sanders can't even get good internet or phone connectivity in his own State. He's accomplished little to nothing in Vermont and has pretty much been MIA for the

Sanders can't even get good internet or phone connectivity in his own State. He's accomplished little to nothing in Vermont and has pretty much been MIA for the last 6 years. Thinking that he can get anything done at a National scale (let alone International scale) is a joke.

hwillis 7y ago
He's a senator, not a governor or state congressperson. Literally his job is to accomplish things at the national level, not the state level.
- archie2 7y ago
  Name one substantive piece of legislation that passed that was written by him during his entire time in the senate. I'll wait.
  - multibit 7y ago
    Are you implying another candidate has written major legislation that passed?? Or are you just singling out Sanders?
    - archie2 7y ago
      You'd think someone that has been in the senate for 30 years would have SOME kind of accomplishment...?
      - vernie 7y ago
        He's been a senator since 2007.
      - hwillis 7y ago
        Major bills are dictated by party leaders and administrations, very rarely by normal senators and congresspeople. He's been in the senate since 2007, 13 years. Before that he was a congressman for 16 years. He was an independent except for 2015-2016. Surprise surprise, that makes it hard to get things passed in a two party system. His votes matter. And he still has authored almost twice as many enacted bills as Obama.
        archie2 7y ago
        Name one substantial bill if he has so many.
        hwillis 7y ago
        In one ear and out the other. Bury your head all you like.
        archie2 7y ago
        Name one.
        GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
        https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living-wage-act?inline=file https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living...
        archie2 7y ago
        Irrelevant, hasn't passed.
  - FisDugthop 7y ago
    I'll name two that meet every requirement except for passing. You tell us why they haven't passed. [0][1] Hint: Pro-labor legislation has difficulty getting votes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_Democracy_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_Democracy_Act [1] https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living-wage-act?inline=file https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living...
    - archie2 7y ago
      I don't care why they didn't pass. They didn't pass so they are irrelevant to my question.
  - baldajan 7y ago
    He pass substantial veterans aid reform as chairman of the VA committee, and passed it with the help and support of John McCain. Important to also remember his time as an Independent Congressman, where he passed more amendments than anyone else. And if we are to believe the stories (from both sides of the aisle), he worked behind the scenes to get legislation and amendments done. The last 6 years he's been campaigning for progressive ideas. M4A is talked about constantly, he pushed what healthcare should be in America beyond the ACA. He got younger more diverse people elected to congress and on a state level, and has helped unions, workers, and others receive the wages and benefits they deserve by using his current standing as a public figure. Before he went to Washington, as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, he stopped the development of industrial buildings on the lakeshore. He made housing more affordable, by creating more public housing and allowed residents to own their homes (with an asterisk). And so much more that I need to get back to work... For a single mayor, congressman, senator from a small eastern state, he's done a ton.
vernie 7y ago
It's funny that Marsha Blackburn is completely in the pocket of telecom companies and her state has about the same broadband availability as Vermont.
luigibosco 7y ago
Not sure his positions are exactly popular with establishment politics. He took a busload of breast cancer patients from Vermont to Canada so they could buy cheaper prescription drug and voted against trillion dollar wars. https://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislative-landmarks https://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislative-landmarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFw1btbkLM&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFw1btbkLM&feature=youtu.be
mooman219 7y ago
https://www.vermontel.com/ https://www.vermontel.com/
baldajan 7y ago
The last 6 years he's been campaigning for progressive ideas. M4A is talked about constantly, he pushed what healthcare should be in America beyond the ACA. He got younger more diverse people elected to congress and on a state level, and has helped unions, workers, and others receive the wages and benefits they deserve by using his current standing as a public figure.

hwillis 7y ago

He's a senator, not a governor or state congressperson. Literally his job is to accomplish things at the national level, not the state level.

archie2 7y ago
Name one substantive piece of legislation that passed that was written by him during his entire time in the senate. I'll wait.
- multibit 7y ago
  Are you implying another candidate has written major legislation that passed?? Or are you just singling out Sanders?
  - archie2 7y ago
    You'd think someone that has been in the senate for 30 years would have SOME kind of accomplishment...?
    - vernie 7y ago
      He's been a senator since 2007.
    - hwillis 7y ago
      Major bills are dictated by party leaders and administrations, very rarely by normal senators and congresspeople. He's been in the senate since 2007, 13 years. Before that he was a congressman for 16 years. He was an independent except for 2015-2016. Surprise surprise, that makes it hard to get things passed in a two party system. His votes matter. And he still has authored almost twice as many enacted bills as Obama.
      - archie2 7y ago
        Name one substantial bill if he has so many.
        hwillis 7y ago
        In one ear and out the other. Bury your head all you like.
        archie2 7y ago
        Name one.
        GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
        https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living-wage-act?inline=file https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living...
        archie2 7y ago
        Irrelevant, hasn't passed.
- FisDugthop 7y ago
  I'll name two that meet every requirement except for passing. You tell us why they haven't passed. [0][1] Hint: Pro-labor legislation has difficulty getting votes. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_Democracy_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_Democracy_Act [1] https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living-wage-act?inline=file https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/pay-workers-a-living...
  - archie2 7y ago
    I don't care why they didn't pass. They didn't pass so they are irrelevant to my question.
- baldajan 7y ago
  He pass substantial veterans aid reform as chairman of the VA committee, and passed it with the help and support of John McCain. Important to also remember his time as an Independent Congressman, where he passed more amendments than anyone else. And if we are to believe the stories (from both sides of the aisle), he worked behind the scenes to get legislation and amendments done. The last 6 years he's been campaigning for progressive ideas. M4A is talked about constantly, he pushed what healthcare should be in America beyond the ACA. He got younger more diverse people elected to congress and on a state level, and has helped unions, workers, and others receive the wages and benefits they deserve by using his current standing as a public figure. Before he went to Washington, as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, he stopped the development of industrial buildings on the lakeshore. He made housing more affordable, by creating more public housing and allowed residents to own their homes (with an asterisk). And so much more that I need to get back to work... For a single mayor, congressman, senator from a small eastern state, he's done a ton.

vernie 7y ago

It's funny that Marsha Blackburn is completely in the pocket of telecom companies and her state has about the same broadband availability as Vermont.

luigibosco 7y ago

Not sure his positions are exactly popular with establishment politics. He took a busload of breast cancer patients from Vermont to Canada so they could buy cheaper prescription drug and voted against trillion dollar wars. https://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislative-landmarks https://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislative-landmarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFw1btbkLM&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFw1btbkLM&feature=youtu.be

mooman219 7y ago

https://www.vermontel.com/ https://www.vermontel.com/

baldajan 7y ago

The last 6 years he's been campaigning for progressive ideas. M4A is talked about constantly, he pushed what healthcare should be in America beyond the ACA. He got younger more diverse people elected to congress and on a state level, and has helped unions, workers, and others receive the wages and benefits they deserve by using his current standing as a public figure.