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Bernie Sanders: “We have over 20% of seniors in America living on $15,000 a…”

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

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Meet the Press Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders on Russia, Tariffs, and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 04:26

That is oligarchy on steroids. Meanwhile, we have 60% of our workers living paycheck to paycheck. We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major nation on earth. And We have over 20% of seniors in America living on $15,000 a year or less. What the American people are saying is that they want, and what our tour was about is to say that they want an economy that works for all of us, not just for Mr. Musk and other billionaires. (04:26–04:33)

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Asserts that over 20% of American seniors live on $15,000 a year or less.

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