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Bernie Sanders: “In the United States senate, there were 98 men, two women.”

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

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 32:56

Today we take for granted we have a woman running for president of the United States who I'm supporting. We have had other women running for president. We have women governors and senators. Not so many years ago In the United States senate, there were 98 men, two women. All right, even before that, 1920, it was when women got the right to vote. How did that change? How did women's role in society change it? (32:56–33:01)

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Asserts historical gender disparity in the U.S. Senate.

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