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On the recordMarch 24, 2020
It's just, it is -- it is amazing to me that you have all kinds of people here who voted including Senator Graham and the others. They voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1% and large corporations. And now they're really worried that a low income worker might receive extended unemployment plus $600 a week.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the hypocrisy of Republicans who prioritize corporate tax breaks over support for low-income workers during the economic crisis.

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