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Bernie Sanders: “These nurses went on strike...because they needed help to…”

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

Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published January 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:15

They broke down. And I was just a couple years ago, not dissimilar for what's going on in New York City right now in New Brunswick, New Jersey. These nurses went on strike...because they needed help to provide better patient care. It wasn't even about money. Right. They're just saying, hey, we can't. I can't even be a nurse. This is my calling in the world, and I can't even do it to a decent potential. (04:15–04:25)

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Asserts that nurses in New Brunswick, New Jersey, went on strike for better patient care, not higher wages.

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