Bernie Sanders: “Climate change, the existential threat to our planet is…”

“… and other programs desperately needed by working families in order to provide the 1% with over a trillion dollars in tax breaks. And in the midst of all of that, Climate change, the existential threat to our planet is completely ignored by the Republican leadership. So where do we go from here? As you've heard me say many times, the economic and political crises facing our country will not be solved here in Washington, D.C. the system is just too corrupt.” (02:24–02:32)

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