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Bernie Sanders: “There are 1500 paid lobbyists for the drug companies in…”

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

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Of course it's insane. And they do it because they can do it. Because we are the only. You know, why they do. All right, question. You know how many paid lobbyists There are 1500 paid lobbyists for the drug companies in Washington, D.C. take, take you guys, 2005-001500-01500. All right, so you got 535 members of Congress. 1500. These are former leaders of the Democrats. Right. So that's a lot of power. (1:14:30–1:14:35)

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