And he said the Progressive Caucus, when we started, it was like me and Bernie and Barbuli, and it was basically a Noam Chomsky book club, something like that. And now you have Almost 100 [members of Congress are] some of the best and brightest and strongest in the modern history of this country. And I know, again, when people get pessimistic about politics, there has never been. Never been more strong progressives, often younger people, people of color than ever. (35:03–35:13)
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