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Bernie Sanders: “Taking on the moneyed interests when they have so much…”

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

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Bernie vs. the billionaires | Today, Explained

Published | Video Starts at 20:37

Well, what you will find is the next day that one or another super pack says, oh, really? That's what you think? Well, we're going to spend $50 million to defeat you. So Taking on the moneyed interests when they have so much wealth and power is not easy. And that is, I think, the most fundamental reason why Congress ignores the needs of the working class of this country. Self interest. Self interest, yes. (20:37–20:46)

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Asserts that challenging wealthy interests is difficult due to their wealth and power.

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