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Peter Welch: “Republican families, Republican farmers, Republican small…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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The politics of this are do we all want to meet the obligations that we have to the people we represent? And Republican families, Republican farmers, Republican small businesses, as well as their Democratic counterparts are all the ones who are going to suffer if we don't act. It's totally inexcusable and it's completely unnecessary. Senator Murphy, thank you very much. Bernie. Listen, I think we have to understand that Donald Trump and Republicans have one priority and one priority only. (16:29–16:40)

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Asserts that both Republican and Democratic families and businesses will suffer without action.

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