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Bernie Sanders: “The food and beverage industry spends hundreds and hundreds…”

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

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Bernie Sanders questions FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about the food and beverage industry on the health of Americans

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

And I'm really heartened to hear the bipartisan support for this because much of what we try to do, frankly, gets blocked along the way. And we'll talk about, let's be honest here. The food and beverage industry spends hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying and on campaign contributions. You tell me the role that they are playing in destroying the health of America's children. Well, I'm not going to contest your comment about the amount of money spent on lobbying. (04:04–04:15)

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Asserts that the food and beverage industry spends significant amounts on lobbying and campaign contributions.

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