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Chris Murphy: “He thinks he can get away with this because he thinks people…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 35:45

… 18th, to have millions of people, maybe the biggest day of protest in the history of this country. And so to me, that first question is the most important. Bernie. He thinks he can get away with this because he thinks people aren't going to either notice or he thinks people are going to be too scared to speak up. But if we speak up and the pressure mounts on Republicans to do the right thing for their political careers, not throw people off their health care before the next election, well, then we have a chance to improve people's lives. (35:45–35:52)

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Asserts that [President Trump] believes people will not notice or will be too afraid to protest his actions.

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