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Activist Betsy Sweet aims to useat Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins
Mainers want a Senator who represents them, not special interests and Washington, D.C. lobbyists.
Betsy Sweet: ‘Medicare for All’ is the only solution to the U.S. health care crisis
Medicare for All is not a pie-in-the-sky idea. It is simply transforming our current health care system – one that we are all currently paying for in multiple ways – into one where no one has to decide between paying rent and seeing a doctor.
GOP Rep. Susan Collins To LOSE Seat In Congress?
“The playbook that got us into this mess is not going to get us out of this mess,” said Sweet.
Bates Democrats’ Conversation With Betsy Sweet
Sweet’s mission at the statehouse has been to expand democracy, which is what motivates her to run in this election as well. In 1996, she helped write a bill to create clean elections in Maine through a public financing system that takes corporate money and influence out of politics.
TYT: The Conversation: Meet the new Justice Democrat Betsy Sweet
I will fight like hell for Medicare for All.
Progressive to challenge Republican Senator
“The playbook that got us into this mess is not going to get us out of this mess,” said Sweet.
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Betsy Sweet hosts daily Facebook Live conversations with voters during COVID-19 pandemic
Sweet has committed to using her platform as a leading candidate in the race to defeat Susan Collins to educate, inform and support Mainers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Senate Candidate Betsy Sweet issues statement on nationwide rent and mortgage moratorium during COVID-19 crisis
We are in an unprecedented time of pandemic and economic crisis. When we are being asked to stay home, having a home to stay in is a right, not a privilege. Countless families already face difficulties making their next rent payment in normal times.
‘She Is Exactly What We Need’: Our Revolution National Endorses Betsy Sweet For U.S. Senate
Our Revolution is a progressive political organization that networks 600 local groups and hundreds of thousands of grassroots activists nationwide to fight for change in their communities.
Justice Democrats endorses Betsy Sweet for U.S. Senate in Maine
“We are proud to endorse Betsy Sweet as she fights for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, free college, and ending mass incarceration and deportation,” said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats.