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Bernie Sanders: “The President of the United States wants to increase…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:46

Yeah, we must demand that the wealthy and the billionaire class start paying their fair share of taxes. And right now, when you have a The President of the United States wants to increase military spending by $500 billion. if you can believe it, $500 billion more on top of a trillion dollars, the American people know that what we have got to do is not only cut the … (06:46–07:16)

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Asserts that the President plans to increase military spending by $500 billion.

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