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Bernie Sanders: “This legislation would tackle the housing crisis by building…”

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

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FULL SPEECH: Bernie Sanders rallies with Graham Platner and Troy Jackson in Orono, Maine

Published | Video Starts at 33:10

The vast majority of households with a $3,000 direct payment. Got it. Family of four. Family of four. 12,000 bucks. This legislation and the money it would bring in This legislation would tackle the housing crisis by building 7 million units of low income and affordable housing. This tax on billionaires would expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing. It would guarantee universal, affordable child care. It would strengthen public education by ensuring that no teacher in America earns less than $60,000 a year. (33:10–33:26)

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Asserts that the wealth tax would fund the construction of 7 million housing units.

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