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Bernie Sanders: “Making not only our public colleges and universities tuition…”

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

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Bernie Sanders' May Day Speech in Philadelphia on Workers' Rights and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 17:39

And brothers and sisters, if we're going to compete in the global economy, we need the best educated workforce in the world. And that is Making not only our public colleges and universities tuition free. It means paying our teachers a grade that they deserve. There is no reason why we should not be having the best public education in the world and the best child care system in the world. (17:39–17:45)

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