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Bernie Sanders: “A lot of lives are at stake in terms of our federal…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Rep. AOC and Senator Sanders Join CNN Town Hall to Discuss Republicans' Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 46:01

Who changes their strategy first. Who's going to blink first, I think is a question a lot of people have. Well, I certainly hope this is not a game. A lot of lives are at stake in terms of our federal employees who are hurt, in terms of tens of millions of people who are going to suffer from these health care proposals. So I hope the Republicans do the right thing. Come to the damn table and talk. Can I ask you, Representative Ocasio Cortez, on that? (46:01–46:11)

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Asserts that federal employees and tens of millions of people will suffer due to health care proposals.

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