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Bernie Sanders: “It is very likely that the United States government is going…”

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

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Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 00:29

Thank you very much for joining us for what I think will be not only an interesting discussion, but something of enormous consequence. Here's the bottom line. In a few hours tonight at midnight, It is very likely that the United States government is going to shut down. And I want to just take a minute to explain why that is happening and how it is happening in the US Senate. (00:29–00:35)

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Asserts that a government shutdown is imminent.

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