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Bernie Sanders: “People paying 40, 50% of their limited incomes for housing.”

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

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Rep. AOC and Senator Sanders Join CNN Town Hall to Discuss Republicans' Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 22:37

So I think what we are saying is that now is the time, not just on health care, but all across. All across the spectrum. People can't afford groceries. The housing crisis is enormous. People paying 40, 50% of their limited incomes for housing. And all the while, while working class families are struggling to put food on the table, Trump gives his billionaire friends huge tax breaks. And they are getting richer and richer. (22:37–22:42)

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Asserts that people are paying 40-50% of their incomes on housing.

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