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Bernie Sanders: “You got 800,000 people in America who are homeless.”

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

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Bernie Sanders discusses why he's backing El-Sayed

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

I think people understand that the current system is not working for working people. We have more income and wealth inequality than we've ever had in the history of America. You got 800,000 people in America who are homeless. The economists tell us that our kids are going to have a lower standard of living than their parents. People can't afford housing, can't afford health care, can't afford child care. (03:57–04:01)

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