Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders

U.S. Senator · VT

Independent
RECEIPTS / PROFILE
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

U.S. Senator

Independent
Home community
Burlington, VT
Community listed in the source directory, not birthplace.
State / territory
Vermont
Party
Independent
Current role
U.S. Senator
College / education
  • B.S., political science, University of Chicago, 1964

Committees & commissions

STANCE

Bernard Sanders’s stance on economy

General public positions, supported by cited statements and reporting.

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Where they stand

Democratic / liberalRepublican / conservative

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Trade Barriers

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Unscored · Insufficient evidence

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Labor Protections

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Saved record · Limited evidence

  • Sponsored a proposal with the following policy direction: The reviewed proposal expands collective-bargaining and union-organizing protections. This describes this proposal only, not a complete policy platform. GovInfo / Congress.gov bill status →

Public Investment

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Saved record · Limited evidence

  • Recorded Nay on On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346 with Amendment No. 5135,). The reviewed July 2022 version provides federal semiconductor and science investment. This describes this proposal only, not a complete policy platform. U.S. Senate →
WHY THESE POSITIONS?

Based on the record, not a party label.

Markers are broad AI estimates from cited public positions, not exact measurements of beliefs. A vote on one proposal is not a complete platform. Unsupported dimensions stay unscored.

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