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Bernie Sanders: “We have got to get super PACs out of the political process…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:21

There were billionaires in the Democratic Party, not quite as many as in the Republican Party. They also influence campaigns in a very significant way. So We have got to get super PACs out of the political process. We've got to end Citizens United. We've got to move to public funding of elections. My dream, and I think your dream, is creating a vibrant democracy. One person, one vote. We debate issues not where you have billionaires or super PACs like AIPAC flooding the airways with lying ads. (10:21–10:32)

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Asserts the need to remove super PACs, end Citizens United, and implement public election funding.

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