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Bernie Sanders: “Many of my colleagues are spending 20, 30% of their…”

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

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Bernie speaks with @hasanabi (LIVE AT 5PM ET)

Published | Video Starts at 18:32

The second thing related, kind of what you are saying is that people live in a certain world. One of the crises of the corrupt campaign finance system we have is not only the impact of money. Many of my colleagues are spending 20, 30% of their days...raising money from wealthy people. days. You know what they do? They're out talking to their working class constituents they're on the phone raising money from wealthy people, going to house parties with wealthy people. (18:32–18:45)

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