Bernie Sanders: “The speaker of the House, Mr. Johnson, has given his people…”

“Really no. And let 50,000 people die if Trump vetoes the legislation, if the House doesn't deal with the legislation, you know what's going on right now in the House. The speaker of the House, Mr. Johnson, has given his people a five week vacation. They're not even in Washington, D.C. before I vote on a Bill that will right now allow 50,000 people to die unnecessarily. I want it absolutely clear that that will not happen, period.” (02:08–02:16)

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