“I deliberation again what Democrats person to bash is opposition their economical program with the Republicans’. … They privation to chopped societal security, Medicare and Medicaid astatine a clip erstwhile millions of seniors are struggling to wage their bills,” helium said.
“So I deliberation what we person to bash is opposition what a strong, pro-worker Democratic presumption is with the firm docket of the Republicans,” helium added.
Sanders defended the administration’s handling of the post-pandemic economy, which caller polling suggests is apical of voters’ minds heading into the Nov. 8 midterms.
“I deliberation it’s important that erstwhile we speech astir inflation, Republicans volition say, well, this is Joe Biden’s fault. Really? Our ostentation complaint is overmuch excessively high. … Inflation is simply a planetary occupation caused by the breaking of proviso chains, due to the fact that of the warfare successful Ukraine, and a important portion by firm greed,” Sanders said.
“We request an assertive authorities that says we’re connected your broadside not connected the broadside of the billionaires,” helium added.
Sanders, who is seat of the Senate Budget Committee, backed President Joe Biden connected opposing the elimination of the indebtedness ceiling, projected to beryllium a cardinal contented should Republicans instrumentality backmost the House and Senate successful November. “You person to summation the indebtedness ceiling,” Sanders said.
In effect to Tapper pointing retired that transgression is 2nd lone to ostentation successful a caller canvass of voters’ concerns, Sanders said transgression is simply a “huge problem” each implicit the country. He advised Democrats to absorption connected issues similar cause addiction successful “a astute way, not successful a mode that foments fear.”
“Crime is simply a existent issue. Violence is simply a existent issue. I spell each implicit the authorities of Vermont. There is simply a cause occupation and the addiction to drugs and the unit drugs causes, it’s a immense occupation each implicit this country,” Sanders said.
“How bash you woody with the increasing addiction, the opioid crisis? That means making concern successful our young radical successful bully education, successful bully occupation training, and making definite we person bully instrumentality enforcement doing the close occupation each implicit this country,” helium added.
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