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Bernie Sanders: “If you're a billionaire, you can contribute hundreds of…”

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

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Theo Von Interviews Bernie Sanders on American Politics and 2024 Election

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

Well, I think one of the points, I think everybody knows is you have a government dominated by big money interests. That's no great secret. So you have these billionaires now in their super PACs. If you're a billionaire, you can contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to elect people. to feed people. If you're a large corporation or you represent the pharmaceutical industry, do you know how many lobbyists there are in Washington, D.C. representing the big drug companies? (05:36–05:40)

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Asserts that billionaires can contribute large sums to political campaigns.

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