wilwheaton:

I’m Feeling The Bern, and even I didn’t know about all of these things.

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He
has a history of being able to compromise. Something people like to say
he has trouble doing.

• Do you remember the VA waiting list scandal, Sanders introduced
  VA legislation that resulted in the hiring of over 14,000 new doctors,
  nurses, and medical staff, possibly saving thousands of veteran’s lives.
  Reducing backlogging by almost 90%

• He’s known for being able to work with other people in congress.
  He got his VA legislation passed by working with John McCain and other
  people within the Senate

• In 2002, Sanders introduced an amendment against the Bush
  Administration’s legislation that would’ve cut pensions of older workers
  by as much as 50 percent. He then later passed another amendment that
  helped 130,000 IBM workers regain $320 million in pension benefits.

• In 1999, through an act of kindness, Bernie became the first
  Member of Congress to take a busload of Americans across the border into
  Canada to purchase prescription drugs. That’s how passionate he feels
  about this issue. Many were breast-cancer patients and others in
  desperate need of medication.

• Do you like free credit reports? You can thank Bernie Sanders. He
  introduced legislation to allow consumers to receive free credit
  reports and free credit scores.

• During the debate over the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Sanders
  worked with Rep. Jim Clyburn and won a deal which dramatically increased
  access to community health centers. These centers provide primary
  medical care, dental care, low-cost prescription drugs and mental health
  counseling to more than 24 million Americans.

• In 2009, when milk prices plummeted, Sanders was able to win $350
  million in additional aid for struggling dairy farmers many of whom
  were on the brink of bankruptcy. No one thought this would pass
  congress. Many thought this amendment was pie-in-the-sky. Not only did
  it pass the Senate, it became law.

• Is Bernie Sanders serious about climate change? He modified a
  2009 climate change bill which resulted in more than 86,000 energy
  efficient buildings, the installation of more than 9,500 solar energy
  systems, and the creation of thousands of good-paying jobs.

• During 2009 and 2010, insiders in both parties were talking about
  cutting Social Security benefits. In response, Bernie Sanders formed
  the Defend Social Security Caucus in the Senate and helped form a
  grassroots coalition of senior citizens, veterans, the disabled, women,
  and labor groups to oppose these bipartisan cuts. As a result his
  efforts helped dramatically change the political momentum. When Sanders
  offered an amendment opposing Social Security cuts in 2013, it passed
  the Senate by acclamation.

• Concerned about Bernie’s plan to break up the banks? Over 160 economists have endorsed Bernie Sanders’ plan to break up too-big-to-fail banks and enact a 21st-century version of the Glass-Steagall Act.

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Those are just a few of his accomplishments. I could go into how he helped Jessie Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition,

his involvement in the Congress of Racial Equality, his rich history of courageous civil rights activism in the face of adversity,