--- title: Democratic Convention: Read Bernie Sanders' Speech description: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to heal the Democratic division Monday, urging his supporters to back presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. canonical: https://time.com/4421574/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-speech-transcript/ author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-26T02:45:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:30:52.676Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Democratic Convention og:description: "Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here tonight." og:url: https://time.com/4421574/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-speech-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5af2cd1250e3e04/69889f38f887dc153ae96c99/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-dnc-democratic-national-convention-27.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL DNC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Democratic Convention twitter:description: "Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here tonight." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5af2cd1250e3e04/69889f38f887dc153ae96c99/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-dnc-democratic-national-convention-27.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Democratic Convention ## Video: Demonstrators Choose Bernie Or Bust In Philadelphia [Watch (HLS stream): Demonstrators Choose Bernie Or Bust In Philadelphia](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/YhS7gdpv.m3u8) (1:14)  _Published 2016-07-26. Demonstrators show their support in protest for Bernie Sanders at Philadelphia City Hall on day one of the Democratic National Convention._ by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 26, 2016 2:45 AM UTC  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Democratic National Convention on July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Democratic National Convention on July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia.Ben Lowy for TIME by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 26, 2016 2:45 AM UTC Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders[ tried to heal the Democratic division](http://time.com/4423362/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-revolution/) Monday night, thanking his supporters and urging them to support his primary rival, presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton. “Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here tonight,” he said. Sanders said that he and Clinton had worked together on “the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party,” and noted that she would appoint liberal Supreme Court justices and support other progressive ideals. “Hillary Clinton understands that if someone in America works 40 hours a week, that person should not be living in poverty,” he said. “She understands that we must raise the minimum wage to a living wage. And she is determined to create millions of new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure – our roads, bridges, water systems and wastewater plants.” Read Sanders remarks as prepared for delivery: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4421574/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-speech-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4421574/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-speech-transcript/"},"headline":"Read Bernie Sanders' Speech at the Democratic Convention","datePublished":"2016-07-26T02:45:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:30:52.676Z","description":"Vermont Sen. 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