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Bernie Sanders: “People are struggling to pay for food, put food on the table…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 17:52

All right, so, you know, we went to West Virginia, but what exists in West Virginia exists in Vermont, exists all over the country, in the richest country in the history of the world. People are struggling to pay for food, put food on the table for their kids. They're struggling for the outrageously high cost of health care. They're struggling to send their kids to college. They are struggling for retirement. (17:52–17:58)

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Asserts that people are struggling with basic living expenses.

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