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'''Bernie Sanders''', born September 8, 1941 (age {{age|1941|9|8}}), is the only [[socialist|democratic socialist]] in the [[United States Congress]], and in 2006 became the first socialist elected to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. Previously, he served in the House of Representatives for eight terms. He usually caucuses with [[Democrats]].

'''Bernie Sanders''', born September 8, 1941 (age {{age|1941|9|8}}), is the only self-identified [[socialist|democratic socialist]] in the [[United States Congress]], and in 2006 became the first admitted socialist elected to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. Previously, he served in the House of Representatives for eight terms. He usually caucuses with [[Democrats]].

He said this to [[Alan Greenspan]], Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], during a Financial Services Committee hearing in 2003:  "The country club and the cocktail parties are not real America.  You have defended over the years the abolition of the minimum wage and giving huge tax breaks to billionaires.  But today you reached a new low, I think, by suggesting that manufacturing in America doesn't matter."

He said this to [[Alan Greenspan]], Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], during a Financial Services Committee hearing in 2003:  "The country club and the cocktail parties are not real America.  You have defended over the years the abolition of the minimum wage and giving huge tax breaks to billionaires.  But today you reached a new low, I think, by suggesting that manufacturing in America doesn't matter."

==Controversial votes==

==Controversial votes==

During Bernie Sanders 2006 Senatorial campaign, [[Republican]] opponent Rich Tarrant made an issues over Sanders 2003 vote against the [[Amber Alert]]. Which is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets in [[Canada]] and in the [[United States]], when police confirmed that a child has been abducted. The bill passed in the House of Representatives 410-14. Every United States Senator voted for it, including Vermont Senator's [[Patrick Leahy]] and [[Jim Jefferds]]. He was also one of only nineteen Congressman to vote against the Women's Rights HIV Testing –Passage. Which would allow sexual assault victims to find out the HIV status of their suspected assailant.

During Bernie Sanders 2006 Senatorial campaign, [[Republican]] opponent Rich Tarrant made an issues over Sanders 2003 vote against the [[Amber Alert]]. Which is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets in [[Canada]] and in the [[United States]], when police confirmed that a child has been abducted. The bill passed in the House of Representatives 410-14. Every United States Senator voted for it, including Vermont Senator's [[Patrick Leahy]] and [[Jim Jefferds]]. He was also one of only nineteen Congressman to vote against the Women's Rights HIV Testing –Passage. Which would allow sexual assault victims to find out the HIV status of their suspected assailant.

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