But don't you think it is a little bit weird and a little bit undemocratic that the taxpayers of this country are providing help--maybe it is good, maybe it is bad, maybe it is right.
Bernie Sanders: “But don't you think it is a little bit weird and a little bit undemocratic that the taxpayers of this country are…”
On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
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Sanders questions the transparency of taxpayer-funded financial assistance.
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