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On the recordOctober 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell has already told you, and that is no matter of what Trump wants, no matter what Nancy Pelosi wants, he has 20 United States senators who don't want to vote for anything. They're turning their backs on American workers in a time of more desperation in our country economically than any time since the Great Depression.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Sanders criticizes Mitch McConnell and his caucus for not supporting a relief bill for American workers during the economic crisis.

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