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Bernie gets to the Senate and one of the first issues he took on was the Immokalee tomato workers. Tomato pickers were being exploited tremendously. He went and visited personally. Then he came back and convinced Ted Kennedy to hold some hearings, and it fundamentally changed the lives of those workers. He's not a politician of convenience. He understood that the powerless need a voice. That is Bernie. I'm Bernie Sanders and I approve this message.
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Sanders’ ad says he "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida." PolitiFact rates the statement "Half True."

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Did Bernie Sanders fundamentally improve the lives of tomato pickers in Florida?
April 5, 2016

Sanders’ ad says he "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida....Sanders helped give national publicity to the struggles of Immokalee tomato pickers in 2008....About two years later, the workers reached an agreement with the growers....The coalition and the growers’ exchange both say Sanders should get some credit...Whether the agreement "fundamentally changed the lives" of the workers is difficult to quantify. ...We rate this statement Half True.

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