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Abdul El-Sayed: “If you're somebody who believes that you should have a right to a union, you probably don't want to support…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Published November 1, 2026

Infrastructure, probably do not want to support the guy who architected the initial legislation in 1999 that ended up stripping local control from Detroit public schools and local community. If you're somebody who believes that you should have a right to a union, you probably don't want to support the guy who busts unions. So I'm just saying that the principles we believe in as Democrats are. (01:21–01:28)

STATEMENT

Asserts that a political figure is involved in actions against union rights.

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See the main statements from Abdul El-Sayed in this video

“If you're somebody who believes that we need more health care, not less, then you probably don't want to vote for the guy who voted to raise prescription drug prices, keep them high 19 times.”
Asserts that a political figure voted to raise prescription drug prices 19 times.00:46-00:56
“It takes money from big pharma and big insurance.”
Asserts that a political figure receives financial contributions from pharmaceutical and insurance companies.00:55-00:58
“If you're somebody who wants infrastructure, probably do not want to support the guy who architected the initial legislation in 1999 that ended up stripping local control from Detroit public schools and local community.”
Asserts that a political figure was involved in legislation in 1999 that removed local control from Detroit public schools.01:08-01:22