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Bernie Sanders: “Last month, I offered an amendment in the Senate that…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:29

And the fight against authoritarianism is a struggle that we are engaging in on a number of fronts. Last month, I offered an amendment in the Senate that received 49 votes, all of the Democrats and two Republicans, to rescind the $75 billion that ICE received. as part of Trump's big, beautiful bill, which in my view, was the worst piece of legislation passed in the modern history of our country. (01:29–01:44)

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Asserts that Sanders proposed an amendment to rescind $75 billion from ICE, receiving 49 votes.

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