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Bernie Sanders: “Supreme Court ruled that billionaires, that advertising is…”

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

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So there's already a law in place. There's a law in place. Legislation said you cannot do. That's what Citizens United did. It said, the Supreme Court ruled that billionaires, that advertising is freedom of speech. And you can't limit my speech. So if I want to spend $100 million on TV ads, I have the right to do it. They say you're right. (21:49–21:56)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled advertising by billionaires is freedom of speech.

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