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40 Interesting Facts About Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders spoke during a campaign rally in New Orleans in 2015. Nick Solari / John Hopkins University hub.

31. While Bernie Advocates For Free College Education Now, He Wasn’t The Greatest Student

Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage in 2017. Office of Senator Bernie Sanders / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Today, Bernie is known for advocating free college education. However, college wasn’t always something Bernie advocated. In fact, as a college student, he barely graduated because he maintained a low GPA, the lowest was a 2.5, throughout his college years. Later in his life, Bernie would admit that he didn’t pay much attention to his college courses because he found them boring. But today, Bernie believes that college is one of the most essential things in the United States.

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