So tell me about Bernie Sanders accomplishments....

[BooScout]

Bernie has been in Washington a long time now....in the neighborhood of 25 years. I'd like to hear all about what he has accomplished in his time in Congress. Please list and discuss all his accomplishments. Thanks.

[HooptieWagon]

23. It's just a bait thread. OP isn't sincere.

Might as well have fun with this.

[wendylaroux]

2. don't you have the google where you live?

[99Forever]

31. Wowzer!!!!

Must be WAY out in the sticks! I think I hear dueling banjos!

[wendylaroux]

35. I know!!

Well at least we could help her in her research.

[Lancero]

86. Out in the middle of nowhere, Banjos are never a good sign.

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[beam me up scottie]

4. He brought peace to Northern Ireland.

Oh, wait, that was Hillary.

My bad.

[HassleCat]

8. Bernie drove out the snakes (eom)

[beam me up scottie]

13. LOL!

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. And that was in the Middle Ages

A little known fact is that Bernie was at the right hand of Moses and not that slacker Aaron.

(Yes snarky questions with no interest to actually learn, deserve even more snarky answers)

[beam me up scottie]

22. HC supporters snidely refer to him as Saint Bernard and call his supporters a "cult".

Why should we bother responding respectfully to them when this is how they show their respect for a sitting Senator?

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. If he becomes president the lovely code

Will be really up and running

[liberal_at_heart]

28. Luckily I've only seen one post like that. I guess I have all the right people on ignore.

[beam me up scottie]

34. Have you seen this op?:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251599331

They're coming unglued.

[liberal_at_heart]

37. I did see that one.

[artislife]

65. An aptly named poster....nt

[HassleCat]

5. Similar to Clinton's

He worked for this. He supported that. He helped with something. He spoke out about an issue. I once wrote a bill for the state legislature, lined up a few sponsors, helped get it passed, but that's not my accomplishment. I was a cog in the machine, an essential cog, but no more significant than the other cogs that meshed with me.

[bigwillq]

6. How he rocks a suit.

You go, Boy!

[GitRDun]

7. Good Post

For those of us uncommitted voters, if you have links that sum it up succinctly that would be great.

Yes I do have the google. I'm researching specific issues so if this stuff is out there I would appreciate it.

[wendylaroux]

14. this may be helpful

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bernard_sanders/400357

[GitRDun]

17. Great thanks!

The more the better...

[wendylaroux]

21. that's what I've always said!

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. The league of women voters

Has also tracking of votes

Realize govtract well tracks everything. I am at a phone. So when I get home will give you easier places that keep track of the votes that matter, not also regular order.

For example and also posted bellow

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/bernie_sanders.htm

This organization tracks all. I use it often

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. and DRRRUMMMM ROLLL the best source to track any FEDERAL official

and many state officials.

Vote Smart... giving you the direct link to his record

https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sanders#.Vfx4vyBViko

For the damn record, I will not reveal who we vote here, nor are we doing endorsement, but you are doing what INTELLIGENT voters do. Just do it for all.

[BooScout]

82. Thanks....

That's a nice link.

[AgingAmerican]

9. I remember Sarah Palin trying this on Obama in 2008

They were calling him, 'zero'. And it failed.

[cali]

10. for one thing, in exchange for his vote for the ACA he got

a huge pot of money for CHCs. You do know what they are and why this was a big achievement, right?

[wendylaroux]

16. Oh yes he did!!!!!!!

[Cali_Democrat]

68. So you consider voting for the ACA to be one of Bernie's accomplishments. nt

[ALBliberal]

77. More his negotiating for his vote on the ACA

he held out to assure community health centers were funded.

[Cali_Democrat]

79. Excellent!

The ACA is a great thing.

I would like to thank Obama and Bernie for working together to get the ACA passed. It was a huge step forward for America!

[ALBliberal]

83. Completely agree! And thanks Senator Sanders

for your part in getting the CHCs as part of the ACA

[cali]

94. no. sorry this is too complex for you to parse.

That's sad.

[msongs]

11. now that he is running for president he is introducting legislation supporting his agenda

does that count?

[cali]

32. he's introduced legislation supporting his agenda for fucking decades.

But you knew that.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Okay

Here ya go, not that I expect you to read it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128049118

Burlington prospered with Sanders as mayor





http://www.opednews.com/articles/Bernie-Sanders-The-Mayor-by-Elizabeth-Balcar-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-2016-Presidential-Candidate_Prosperity-150907-934.html


How would a Bernie Sanders presidency revitalize America?

His mayoral legacy in Burlington, VT, offers a host of clues. In the 1980's, Bernie's visionary leadership transformed that city from a stagnant economic and cultural backwater into an economically vibrant and culturally dynamic community.

I watched him do it.

When I moved there in 1979, Vermont's Queen City seemed more like a downtrodden chambermaid.

The urban renewal craze struck Burlington in the 1960's. By the time the bulldozers finished leveling a 27-acre ethnic neighborhood between the downtown and the waterfront, the homes for 157 families, 67 individuals and 47 businesses were gone. The void left by the loss of this neighborhood contributed to a stagnant aura that enveloped the city and bore silent witness to the empty promises of affordable housing made by the city fathers and their developer-accomplices

[liberal_at_heart]

15. He has a great voting record.

Bernie Sanders' voting record
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/bernie_sanders.htm

[NCTraveler]

45. Really does have a great voting record. Nt

[tk2kewl]

18. Among them is his ability to remain true to his principles and not be corrupted

Fairly important.

Others accomplishments include:

being one of a handful to say that deregulating Wall Street banks would wreck the economy

being one of a handful to say that the Iraq War would be a horrible mistake

Things he didn't do include:

he didn't support a coup against a democratically elected government in Honduras

he didn't stand up for "traditional" marriage

he didn't push the TTP

he didn't push fracking and pipeline deals for the oil and gas industry...


not much time now but I hope others will contribute too

[HooptieWagon]

20. He was under direct fire in Bosnia!

Oh, wait...

[pinebox]

25. What has Bernie done?

We can start with him being bulletproof and not selling out to corporate interests.

[Lancero]

88. Title just gave me a idea...

Remember this website?

http://wtfhasobamadonesofar.com/

Someone should make one for Bernie.

[Skwmom]

27. He was instrumental in crafting and passing a Veterans Health Care Bill

Not a rich constituency, but a deserving one.

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-veterans-health-care-bill

[Gregorian]

29. He didn't give Bush a vote to go to war. What bigger accomplishment is there?

[Gloria]

89. He probably would vote against any war, that's his

ideology. But, if in the WH, he would quickly find that he could not avoid conflict forever...

And, at the time, the Bush lies abounded and remember, that HRC, represented the city that was hit on 9/11.

You know, like Bernie did his gun thing representing his constituency, remember??

[Gregorian]

93. Gun murders in Vermont are lowest in nation per capita.

If I had to trust anyone in the White House, it would be Bernie. His moral compass points in the proper direction. No one else comes close. And then there's his stance on what will be a far friendlier economy. That is the single most important one for creating a better country.

[wendylaroux]

30. Boo?

where are ya Boo? OK,you don't have to thank us.

[morningfog]

33. He's been an elected representative for some 25 years and never had even the whiff of impropriety.

The entire time he has held consistent positions. He's not been swayed or influenced by the quest for money and power.

[wendylaroux]

39. Oh!!! Wonderful post!!!

[liberal_at_heart]

40. +1000000

[beam me up scottie]

42. That's quite an accomplishment.

Not selling out and always standing up for those who can't afford to lobby for attention.

[restorefreedom]

44. ba bam! nt

[SonderWoman]

50. So no accomplishments then?

[morningfog]

52. Nope. None at all. Says something about how people feel about St. Hillary that he has made

it a contest against her. Despite all of her amazing, world saving accomplishments, it's not enough against a little nobody.

[SonderWoman]

56. LOL.

Biden is in 2nd place.

[morningfog]

58. He could beat HIllary, too.

So could most any republican. She has proven she knows how to lose a national campaign, even when well ahead early. She is a horrible campaigner and would be a liability in the GE.

[SonderWoman]

60. She won the popular vote against the greatest campaigner in US history.

But stop deflecting and just name Bernie's accomplishments.

[morningfog]

63. Why should I?

It's not my job and I don't care who you support. I am not here to win you or anyone else over.

[artislife]

66. Have you looked at the 3 bills H

started and was able to pass. The only 3.

Lots of changing names....go ahead and google

[cali]

36. nothing so reveals that you asked this to bait

as your lack of responses. You asked for it. You got it, even though the point of the thread was far from honest inquiry, boo.

[Skwmom]

38. Other

Sanders has also passed an amend­ment to the Dodd-Frank bill that led to the first audit of the Fed­er­al Re­serve. He and Sen. Robert Men­en­dez se­cured fund­ing in the 2008 stim­u­lus bill for clean-en­ergy ini­ti­at­ives. And he in­ser­ted lan­guage in­to the Af­ford­able Care Act to in­crease fund­ing for com­munity health cen­ters.

But as with Coburn, Sanders’ will­ing­ness to stand up and say no has also helped him to score vic­tor­ies on Cap­it­ol Hill. Sanders high­lights his battles to pre­vent Re­pub­lic­ans from cut­ting So­cial Se­cur­ity be­ne­fits as well as “the com­plete decim­a­tion of the U.S. Postal Ser­vice.”


http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache en_DSTHc_MJ:www.nationaljournal.com/daily/2015/07/27/bernie-sanders-is-loud-stubborn-socialist-republicans-like-him-anyway%3Futm_campaign%3Dbuffer%26utm_content%3Dbufferfd2c1%26utm_source%3Dtwitter.com%26utm_medium%3Dsocial+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

[Cali_Democrat]

71. Thank you for your responses

Probably one of the few snark free responses in this thread with actual substance.

Not sure why so many other posters decided to attack a perfectly reasonable inquiry by the OP.

[questionseverything]

78. the audit of the federal reserve was huge accomplishment

ty for a good list

[BooScout]

92. Thanks for this....

Good link.

[think]

41. Bernie produced one of the LARGEST bipartisan breakthroughs in congress in 2014 for the Veterans Adm

Bernie Sanders, The Wide-Eyed Pragmatist

By Sam Stein - 06/04/2015 6:47 pm EDT

~Snip~

The revitalization of VA reform legislation is an unsexy tale. It is the story of two lawmakers who swallowed their ideological pride to make moderate progress. But it also illustrates a defining paradox of one of the more dynamic figures currently in politics.

Bernie Sanders, the wide-eyed socialist running for president in 2016, just happened to produce one of the few -- and perhaps the largest -- bipartisan legislative breakthroughs in the last Congress.

~snip~

"The fact is, he was able to work with McCain across the party aisle and accomplish the most significant piece of legislation in the past year," Briggs said. "Yes, the bar is pretty low. But they got it passed, without much help from Paul Rieckhoff."

So far in his run for the White House, Sanders has spent little time talking about this or other elements of his legislative record. This is partly because producing legislation is an inherently unflattering process filled with messy trade-offs. But more to the point, it's not the most galvanizing part of his candidacy. It's better, after all, to warn of the ills of politics than to tout that you, too, know how to play the game.

"In given moments in my political career, we had to make compromises to get things done. And of course I’ve done that. And I will continue to do that," Sanders said. "But at the end of the day, the way we bring about real change and the way we are most effective is by rallying the people to stand up and fight back."

Full article. (Well worth reading):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/04/bernie-sanders-2016_n_7514328.html

[Skwmom]

43. He did NOT become part of the corrupt system and rake in millions selling us out. n/t

[Autumn]

47. He became St Bernard after he brokered peace in Ireland

No wait, that was Hillary. I can't figure out why those silly white people in Vermont kept electing him.

[nichomachus]

48. Well, let's see

1. He didn't run a home-brew email server out of his basement for sensitive government business.
2. He didn't lie about landing under fire
3. He didn't hop into bed with the banksters
4. He didn't hook up with a scary right-wing religious cult
5. He didn't oave the way for the obnoxious TPP

Shall I go on? There are a hundred more.

[SonderWoman]

49. He wrote an essay once and recorded a song.

Other than that he just collected a paycheck.

[morningfog]

51. Yet still taking on the HILLARY MACHINE and her huge paychecks.

And doing quite well.

[SonderWoman]

53. Huge paychecks are a good thing.

[morningfog]

55. Yes, they buy the candidate of your choice.

[SonderWoman]

59. Which candidate is she buying with her huge paychecks?

You did say her huge paychecks.

[morningfog]

62. Apologies, she is the product being purchased.

[TheFarS1de]

85. She better get a move on that sale then .

Because everyday her value just keeps on dropping

[Pope Sweet Jesus]

97. Too late, the value of Clinton is near zero

[restorefreedom]

69. wow. this is sad.

even i can admit that hillary has many accomplishments to her name.

they must be getting scared in clintonville.

[beam me up scottie]

75. Yep.

They're dismissing the accomplishments a of a man who fought tirelessly for them for decades.

Pathetic.

[restorefreedom]

84. and quite ironic. nt

[Uncle Joe]

54. What were Abraham Lincoln's accomplishments while he was in the Congress, or the

Illinois State Legislature what piece of legislation did he initiate which passed?

I checked Wikipedia and I'm sure there are more detailed articles about Lincoln but I couldn't find anything.

SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1. Abraham Lincoln made the decision to fight to prevent the nation from splitting apart.

2. Abraham Lincoln was an unfaltering commander in chief during the Civil War which preserved the United States as one nation.

3. Abraham Lincoln's foreign policy was successful in preventing other countries from intervening in America's Civil War.

4. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which began the process of freedom for America's slaves. The document also allowed black soldiers to fight for the Union.

5. Abraham Lincoln was a strong supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment that formally ended slavery in the United States.

6. Legislation Abraham Lincoln signed into law included the Homestead Act, the Morrill Act, the National Banking Act, and a bill that chartered the first transcontinental railroad.

7. Abraham Lincoln set an example of strong character, leadership, and honesty which succeeding presidents tried to emulate. Barack Obama stated during his campaign that he would look to Lincoln as a model.

8. Abraham Lincoln gave a series of great speeches before and during his presidency including the House Divided Speech, the Cooper Union Address, the First Inaugural Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural Address.

9. Abraham Lincoln wrote a series of famous letters including the letters to Grace Bedell, Horace Greeley, Fanny McCullough, and Lydia Bixby.

10. Abraham Lincoln's quotes are among the most famous quotes in the world.

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87.html

Numbers 8,9 and 10 in some cases would apply to before Lincoln became President and they consist of speeches, letters and quotes.

Whether you've been in Washington a long time as in Bernie or a short time as in Lincoln, the major guiding point should be the content of a candidate's character and the merit of their ideas.

When you live in dysfunctional times and the majority status quo powers are arrayed against you, one must follow the beat of their own drummer until the parade catches up, this is happening with Bernie now.

Thanks for the thread, BooScout.

[arcane1]

57. Why no posts asking for the accomplishments of O'Malley, Webb, and Chafee?

Why are you not including them in this inquiry?

[randys1]

61. uh oh

[SwampG8r]

72. Here's your chance to back up what you said in an earlier post

Lets do it together
Bash bash bash Bernie bash bash bash
I see you saying that for Hillary
Now's your chance for Bernie.

[randys1]

73. dear god man you are responding to my post where I did just that

give up

You cant win on this.

Before many of you knew who Bernie was, I supported him.

And, I know what is at stake if ANY con wins, some here seem not to know or dont care.

And I will do everything in my power to avoid that.

[SwampG8r]

74. Excuse me if I misread

I am on my phone and its different than my computer in the way it shows where threads relate.
I apologize .

[randys1]

76. cool

if your phone is like mine you probably didnt see the BASH pic

so we are cool

and sorry for my lecture, but I am getting testy

[kenfrequed]

67. Well...

He didn't vote for the war in Iraq.

How did Hillary vote again?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

70. I will not. It's clear you don't like him. I'm not wasting my time.

[BooScout]

90. Nope.....

I got one or two genuine responses....and the rest was......well, you can see for yourself.

[demwing]

81. I imagine this thread isn't going as you expected, is it?

So many great responses. I doubt you'll appreciate even a very small fraction.

[Lancero]

87. I distinctly remember Palin pulling the same trick on Obama...

And we all know just how Hillary c Obama turned out.

[DCBob]

91. More guns in Vermont??

[cali]

96. actually, forgetting your limp attempt at snark, the problem isn't guns in vermont

the problem is guns from Vermont.

[Capt. Obvious]

95. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251605502