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Bernie Sanders: “We are now in a government shutdown.”

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

Discussing the Consequences of the Republican Shutdown with Bernie. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:17

I was walking here in Washington, D.C. and who did I bump into? One of my favorite members of the United States Congress, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, one. Of my favorite senators. Right. Anyhow, as everybody knows, We are now in a government shutdown. Republicans are attacking Alexandria, attacking me. Why didn't you vote for this clean CR to keep the government open? Well, there's nothing clean about it. (00:17–00:21)

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Asserts that the government is currently in a shutdown.

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