Bernie Sanders

When the future of humanity is at stake, we need binding international safety rules, not voluntary industry standards from the industry.

— Bernie Sanders speaking at an AI leaders event in Washington, urging binding international safety rules rather than voluntary industry standards.

I didn't want to be domestic. I wanted to be free. I had my songs to sing, I had an ambition and it burned inside me. It was something I knew would take me out of the mountains. I knew I could see worlds beyond the Smoky Mountains.

— Dolly Parton, in her 1977 Rolling Stone cover story

Born in a three-room house, bathroom in the backyard, slop jar by the bed, no hot and cold running water. I understand. Wallpaper used for decoration? No. For a windbreaker. I understand. I’m a working-person’s person. That’s why I understand you, whether you’re Black or white. I understand work. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had a shovel programmed for my hand.

— Jesse Jackson, Keep Hope Alive speech at the Democratic National Convention, 1988

This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home.

— Zohran Mamdani stated this in his written statement, labeling the American actions in Venezuela as unlawful.

It is an honor to be sworn in by two leaders I have admired for years: Attorney General Tish James and Senator Bernie Sanders. Attorney General James has taken on powerful interests in her defense of New Yorkers and embodied the principle of equal justice before the law.

— Zohran Mamdani said this in a statement regarding his swearing-in ceremony.

It is not a coincidence that the very forces that Zohran is up against in this race mirrors what we are up against nationally … an authoritarian, criminal presidency fueled by corruption and bigotry, and an ascendant right-wing extremist movement.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaking at a campaign rally for Zohran Mamdani.

Rebecca is a working class fighter who developed her populist roots in rural Western Wisconsin.

— Bernie Sanders on Rebecca Cooke in a statement shared first with NBC News.