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Bernie Sanders: “It's not good enough to talk about overturning Citizens…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 25:11

And the answer is obvious. Graham stands for the working class and is prepared to take these guys on. And Graham understands that It's not good enough to talk about overturning Citizens United, which of course we have got to do what we can and do right now is pass legislation to get super PACs out of the political process. I want the day to come when young people who feel the bench, who want to do it want to run for public office. (25:11–25:27)

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Asserts the need to pass legislation to remove super PACs from politics and overturn Citizens United.

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