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Bernie Sanders: “The budget proposal...provides over a trillion dollars in…”

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

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Senator from Vermont's Opposition to Budget Resolution on Income Inequality and Social Programs

Published | Video Starts at 13:09

So there you go. What we have is a budget proposal in front of us which makes bad situations much worse and does virtually nothing … The budget proposal...provides over a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the top 1%. … if they dare to hold town meetings and explain to their constituents why they think at a time of massive income and wealth inequality, it's a great idea to give … (13:09–13:26)

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Asserts that the budget proposal includes over a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the top 1%.

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