Bernie Sanders: “Yes, we must pass the pro act and make it easier for workers…”

“Yes, we must pass legislation to raise the absurdly low federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour to a living wage of $17 an hour. Anybody who works 40 hours a week in this country should not be living in poverty. Yes, we must pass the pro act and make it easier for workers to join trade unions and grow the trade union movement in America. Yes, in order to help fund the needs of of working families in this country, we must demand that the wealthiest people in this country, including those individuals sitting right beside Donald Trump at his inaugural, start paying their fair share of taxes.” (05:06–05:16)

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