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Bernie Sanders: “Yes, we had to strengthen the waters, but that is not going…”

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

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And the reason is they got millions of people coming across the border illegal. They're eating your dogs, they're eating your cats. He gave an explanation. Happened to be a pretty crazy explanation. Yes, we had to strengthen the waters, but that is not going to raise wages for working people or provide health care to all people. The Democrats need an explanation, and that explanation is corporate greed and the power of the billionaire class. I know that's uncomfortable for people in the Democratic Party, some people, but that is the issue we have to address. (08:05–08:12)

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Asserts that border security does not address wage increases or universal healthcare.

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