Ilhan Omar: “We cannot accept elected officials who are more accountable…”

“And frankly, in the world that we're living in today, we cannot accept a politic where billionaires write the checks and working families pay the price. We cannot accept elected officials who are more accountable to super PACs than they are to the people who send them to Washington. And certainly Minnesotans, we deserve a senator who cannot be bought. Because I know that people aren't looking for politicians who go to Washington just to get along.” (23:01–23:10)

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