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Bernie Sanders: “We are moving rapidly toward a massive Republican bill, a…”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders NOBODY Should Have Voted for the Terrible CR.

Published | Video Starts at 02:01

We are moving rapidly toward an oligarchic form of society where Elon Musk and other billionaires are running the government. We are moving rapidly toward authoritarianism, where Trump is ignoring the Constitution and the separation of powers. We are moving rapidly toward a massive Republican bill, a reconciliation bill that will cut Medicaid and other programs desperately needed by working families in order to provide the 1% with over a trillion dollars in tax breaks. And in the midst of all of that, climate change, the existential threat to our planet is completely ignored by the Republican leadership. So where do we go from here? (02:01–02:21)

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Asserts that a Republican bill will cut Medicaid and other programs to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

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