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Bernie Sanders: “We have not brought to the floor the pro act to make it…”

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

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… wage, despite the fact that some 20 million people in this country are working for less than $15 an hour in America today. We have not brought in the Senate, We have not brought to the floor the pro act to make it easier for workers to join unions. We're not talking about defined benefit pension plans so that our elderly can retire with security. We're not talking about lifting the cap on Social Security so that we can extend the solvency of Social Security and raise benefits. (03:10–03:17)

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Asserts that the PRO Act has not been brought to the Senate floor.

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