Thread by @FelixScriptor

Someone doubted whether Bernie Sanders actually accomplished the things on this list, so I put together some receipts, without using anything from his Senate or campaign office website. Here's the list. #BernieSanders2020 #Bernie2020 #NotMeUs #BernieBeatsTrump

Without further ado, here are the receipts.
1. "But his biggest achievement came in 2010 through the Affordable Care Act. In a series of high-stakes legislative maneuvers, Sanders struck a deal to include $11 billion for health clinics in the law." theintercept.com/2015/07/06/gop…

2. "Amazon has announced plans to raise the company's minimum wage in the US to $15, following sustained pressure from Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders." businessinsider.com/amazon-raises-…

3. "Following pressure from unions and Sen. Bernie Sanders, Disneyland has agreed to a three-year contract to pay their employees a $15 per hour living wage." orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives…

4. "The fact that IBM decided to significantly change its tune will send a very clear signal to many corporations out there,” said Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), one of the congressional leaders pushing the issue. latimes.com/archives/la-xp…

4. Extra receipt for this one. Bernie became a shareholder in IBM to help get this one done. dailykos.com/stories/2016/4…

5. "In 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, pushed the issue to the fore when he challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination." nytimes.com/2019/07/18/us/…

6. “Reaching a compromise among people who look at the world very different is not easy,” said Sanders, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman. “But right now we have a crisis on our hands and it is imperative that we deal with that crisis.” time.com/2828132/va-vet…

6. "And in 2014 he accomplished the last thing you might expect from a candidate whose campaign brand is firebrand: He negotiated a major bipartisan agreement with two conservatives to deal with the veterans health care crisis." politico.com/magazine/story…

7. And now, senators on both sides of the aisle think it’s time to get out.

“This war is both a humanitarian and a strategic disaster, and Congress has the opportunity to end it,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), one of the bill’s sponsors. vox.com/2019/3/13/1826…

8. "Feingold acknowledged that, "Senator Sanders’ amendment will mean more transparency for the Federal Reserve, so the public will have a better idea of how it is spending taxpayer dollars." thenation.com/article/senate…

9. (See screen shot from "New Rental Production and the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign" by
Nancy Bernstine and Irene Basloe Saraf) jstor.org/stable/2578265…

10. "By the summer of 2014, a small group of Democratic caucus senators, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, started advocating for lifting Social Security’s payroll tax cap so wealthier people paid more into the system, and then increasing benefits to seniors." theintercept.com/2016/06/02/oba…

11. "Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings ... called for the passage of legislation to reform this burdensome requirement, which no other federal agency or private sector company faces." oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…

12. "From 1995 to 2007, when Republicans controlled Congress, Sanders passed the most roll call amendments (17) out of anyone in the House of Representatives."

"We rate his claim True." politifact.com/truth-o-meter/…

12. "In the first few weeks of my stay in Washington, Sanders introduced and passed, against very long odds, three important amendments." rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

13. "Also in 2013, Sanders introduced the Residential Energy Savings Act to fund financing programs that would help residents retrofit their homes for energy efficiency. This bill didn’t become law either." grist.org/politics/heres…

14. "Sanders also called on President Obama to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour and make it easier for them to join a union." usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

14. "Criticism of low pay is usually directed at employers like McDonald’s or Walmart. On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said the federal government is an even bigger culprit." fortune.com/2015/09/22/ber…

15. "IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2003
Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services" congress.gov/bill/108th-con…

16. "U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discuss their legislation to restore funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)." ch17.tv/watch-tv/progr…

17. "Representative Bernard Sanders, independent of Vermont, said it was ''a major step forward in our efforts to make sure that people are not forced to suffer through large swings in heating oil prices during the winter.'' nytimes.com/2000/04/13/us/…

18. "Grassley, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced an amendment to Obama's stimulus package requiring any institution receiving TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money to not hire H-1B visa holders." businessinsider.com/2009/2/bill-wo…

19. In 2001, he successfully passed an amendment to the general appropriations bill which banned the importation of goods made with child labor, and passed an amendment to increase funding by $100 million for community health centers. observer.com/2016/03/how-be…

20. "Bill S.2224 is sponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) ... it gives consumers "access to meaningful credit scores free of charge annually." thestreet.com/personal-finan…

It should go without saying, but I will add this about any bill that passes through Congress. It takes roughly 220 votes to get anything passed in the House and 51 votes in the Senate. Getting things done is often teamwork, not an individual accomplishment.