Bernie Sanders urges Democrats to improve lives of ‘struggling’ Americans
Leftwing senator lays out progressive agenda in convention speech and calls for immediate end to ‘horrific war in Gaza’Democratic national convention – live updatesBernie Sanders detailed an extensive progressive agenda that Democrats must enact if Kamala Harris is elected president as he addressed the party’s nominating convention in Chicago on Tuesday.The Vermont senator mentioned Harris’s name only a handful of times and instead focused his forceful speech on the need to expand healthcare access, reduce the cost of higher education and raise the minimum wage. Continue reading...
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Bernie Sanders addressed the Democratic National Convention, emphasizing the need for progressive policies such as expanding healthcare access, reducing higher education costs, and raising the minimum wage. He praised Kamala Harris as a 'very strong candidate' and urged Democrats to work together to achieve meaningful change, while criticizing the 'radical' agenda of the opposing party.