# @berniesanders on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7I9mxsVKa
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/119301-berniesanders-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-08-23T16:44:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) — https://gondola.cc/BernieSanders

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Why am I traveling to Indiana and to Iowa this week? The answer is simple. I want voters in red states, blue states and purple states to understand that Congress will soon be voting on the most significant piece of legislation to benefit working families since the New Deal and the Great Depression, and that not one Republican will vote for it. Not one. A few years ago, these very same Republicans were comfortable in voting for massive tax breaks for the rich. They were comfortable in voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act and throw over 30 million Americans off the health care they had. But now, when it comes to supporting legislation that addresses the long-neglected needs of low- and moderate-income families, they are nowhere to be found.

Further, I want Democrats, Republicans and Independents to fully understand what is in this $3.5 trillion Reconciliation Bill, how it will improve life for tens of millions of Americans and why it is so important that it be passed. I want them to understand that in a compassionate, democratic society we can have a government that works for all, and not just the wealthy few and powerful campaign contributors. I want them to understand that we can take a giant step forward in addressing such structural crises as income and wealth inequality, climate change, health care, education and housing and, in the process, create millions of good-paying jobs.

Remember, when Republicans had the majority, they used the reconciliation process to pass enormous tax breaks for the billionaire class and large corporations. We are using reconciliation in a different way — by helping ordinary Americans and creating a government that works for all, not just the few.

We are in this together. We have come a long way in recent years. Let us continue going forward. Together, we can transform this country.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bernie Sanders | @BernieSanders | https://gondola.cc/BernieSanders | Influencer |
| Bryan Giardinelli | @BreatheNewWinds | https://gondola.cc/BreatheNewWinds | Photographer |

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