On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
Let me repeat. He does not have the votes. He knows he does not have the votes. Why do you go forward and losing rather than sitting down and negotiating an agreement in a bipartisan way?
Source
transcripts.cnn.comEditor's note · Context
Senator Sanders emphasizes that Mitch McConnell lacks the necessary votes and should negotiate instead of risking a government shutdown.
Share
More from Bernie Sanders
Jul 27, 2026
We have got to join every other major country through a Medicare for All single-payer program.
Jul 23, 2026
Nearly 30 years ago, Congress had the courage to take on the tobacco industry, whose products killed more than 400,000 Americans every year. Today, on a bipartisan basis, the Senate HELP Committee finally stood up to the greed of the food…
Jul 23, 2026
No one who works for a company making billions in profits should be living in poverty.
Other voices in this conversation
