THE PANDEMIC? SANDERS’ CAMPAIGN UNDENIABLY HAD
SANDERS’ CAMPAIGN UNDENIABLY HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE DEMOCRATIC
A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A WHOLE AND JOINING ME
PARTY AS A WHOLE AND JOINING ME NOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND FIRST
NOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND FIRST TV NEWS INTERVIEW SINCE ENDING
TV NEWS INTERVIEW SINCE ENDING HIS CAMPAIGN IS SENATOR BERNIE
HIS CAMPAIGN IS SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
SANDERS. SENATOR, FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE
SENATOR, FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE US THROUGH YOUR
YOU COULD TAKE US THROUGH YOUR THINKING HERE WHAT YOUR
THINKING HERE WHAT YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF WERE,
CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF WERE, WHAT THEY WERE WITH THE BIDEN
WHAT THEY WERE WITH THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. THERE WAS REPORTING YOU TALKED
THERE WAS REPORTING YOU TALKED TO FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
TO FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ABOUT HOW AND WHY YOU CAME TO
ABOUT HOW AND WHY YOU CAME TO THE DECISION YOU DID.
THE DECISION YOU DID. >> LOOK, THERE WERE TWO TRENDS
>> LOOK, THERE WERE TWO TRENDS OF THOUGHT AMONG MY KEY
OF THOUGHT AMONG MY KEY SUPPORTERS.
SUPPORTERS. NUMBER ONE, BERNIE, LOOK AT THE
NUMBER ONE, BERNIE, LOOK AT THE ARRHYTHMIA
ARRHYTHMIA ARRHYTHMIA.
ARRHYTHMIA. YOU’RE 300 DELEGATES DOWN.
YOU’RE 300 DELEGATES DOWN. NO WAY YOU CAN COME UP WITH THE
NO WAY YOU CAN COME UP WITH THE DELEGATES YOU NEED FOR THE
DELEGATES YOU NEED FOR THE CONVENTION, GET OUT.
CONVENTION, GET OUT. THE OTHER LINE OF THOUGHT IS
THE OTHER LINE OF THOUGHT IS LOOK, WE GOT TO KEEP FIGHTING
LOOK, WE GOT TO KEEP FIGHTING AND KEEP OUR ISSUES OUT IN THE
AND KEEP OUR ISSUES OUT IN THE FALL.
FALL. WE GOT TO FIGHT FOR MEDICARE FOR
WE GOT TO FIGHT FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL.
ALL. WE GOT TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE
WE GOT TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.
CHANGE. WE GOT TO MAKE COLLEGE, PUBLIC
WE GOT TO MAKE COLLEGE, PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNVERMSIVERSEITYIES
COLLEGES AND UNVERMSIVERSEITYIES TUITION FREE.
TUITION FREE. KEEP THOSE ISSUES IN THE
KEEP THOSE ISSUES IN THE FOREFRONT.
FOREFRONT. I THINK WHAT FINALLY SHAPED MY
I THINK WHAT FINALLY SHAPED MY DECISION WAS THE REALITY THAT AS
DECISION WAS THE REALITY THAT AS THE UNITED STATES SENATOR, I
THE UNITED STATES SENATOR, I HAVE GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS
HAVE GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS UNPRESS DNLTCEDENTED CRISIS THAT
UNPRESS DNLTCEDENTED CRISIS THAT COUNTRY IS FACING IN TERMS OF
COUNTRY IS FACING IN TERMS OF THE PANDEMIC, IN TERMS OF THE
THE PANDEMIC, IN TERMS OF THE FACT THAT NOW AT LEAST 17
FACT THAT NOW AT LEAST 17 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.
JOBS. SO I WANT TO PLAY AS GOOD A
SO I WANT TO PLAY AS GOOD A ROLE, A STRONG A ROLE AS I CAN
ROLE, A STRONG A ROLE AS I CAN IN PROTECTING THE WORKING PEOPLE
IN PROTECTING THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY DURING THE
OF THIS COUNTRY DURING THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND DOING
ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE THE
THAT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE HAVE THE HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED RIGHT
HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED RIGHT NOW.
NOW. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS.
FACTORS. >> JUST AS JUST SORT OF CONFIRM
>> JUST AS JUST SORT OF CONFIRM THE REPORTING, HAVE YOU TALKED
THE REPORTING, HAVE YOU TALKED TO PRESIDENT OBAMA DURING THIS
TO PRESIDENT OBAMA DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME?
PERIOD OF TIME? >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
>> WHAT HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEEN LIKE?
BEEN LIKE? >> WELL, THEY ARE PRIVATE
>> WELL, THEY ARE PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS, CHRIS.
CONVERSATIONS, CHRIS. >> WELL, CAN I ASK ABOUT YOUR
>> WELL, CAN I ASK ABOUT YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH VICE
CONVERSATIONS WITH VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN?
PRESIDENT BIDEN? >> YES.
>> YES. OH.
OH. >> HOW HAVE THOSE BEEN?
>> HOW HAVE THOSE BEEN? >> LOOK, I’LL GIVE YOU A BETTER
>> LOOK, I’LL GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER, MORE DETAILED ANSWER.
ANSWER, MORE DETAILED ANSWER. LOOK, JOE BIDEN IS A GOOD
LOOK, JOE BIDEN IS A GOOD POLITICIAN AND HIS PEOPLE ARE
POLITICIAN AND HIS PEOPLE ARE VERY SMART AND THEY UNDERSTAND
VERY SMART AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO BEAT SOMEBODY
THAT IN ORDER TO BEAT SOMEBODY LIKE TRUMP, THEY’RE GOING TO
LIKE TRUMP, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GENERATE A LOT OF
HAVE TO GENERATE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT,ENERGY AND
EXCITEMENT,ENERGY AND REACH OUT TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE
REACH OUT TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN THAT SUPPORTIVE OF THE
NOT BEEN THAT SUPPORTIVE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
VICE PRESIDENT. AND THAT MEANS A LOT OF YOUNGER
AND THAT MEANS A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE, A LOT OF LOWER INCOME
PEOPLE, A LOT OF LOWER INCOME PEOPLE AND I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE
PEOPLE AND I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE BEGUN TO SEE AND WILL CONTINUE
BEGUN TO SEE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE IS THAT THE VICE
TO SEE IS THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT IS LISTENING TO MANY
PRESIDENT IS LISTENING TO MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT LOW INCOME
OF THE CONCERNS THAT LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND WORKING PEOPLE AND
PEOPLE AND WORKING PEOPLE AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AND BEGINNING
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AND BEGINNING TO MOVE IN THEIR DIRECTION.
TO MOVE IN THEIR DIRECTION. HE IS NOW ON BOARD IN MAKING
HE IS NOW ON BOARD IN MAKING PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TUITION FREE FOR FOLKS UNDER
TUITION FREE FOR FOLKS UNDER UNDERSTANDUNDER
UNDERSTANDUNDER $125,000 A YEAR.
$125,000 A YEAR. HE’S ON BOARD FOR CANCELLING
HE’S ON BOARD FOR CANCELLING STUDENT DEBT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
STUDENT DEBT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
BEEN AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND HBCUs.
UNIVERSITIES AND HBCUs. I WOULD HAVE GONE, OBVIOUSLY, A
I WOULD HAVE GONE, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT FURTHER BUT THAT IS A
LOT FURTHER BUT THAT IS A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, NOT FAR ENOUGH TO MY MIND BUT IT
NOT FAR ENOUGH TO MY MIND BUT IT IS A MOVEMENT, AN IMPORTANT
IS A MOVEMENT, AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. TODAY HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD
TODAY HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD SUPPORT REDUCING THE ELIGIBILITY
SUPPORT REDUCING THE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR MEDICARE FROM 65 DOWN TO
AGE FOR MEDICARE FROM 65 DOWN TO 60.
60. AGAIN, A STEP IN THE RIGHT
AGAIN, A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
THERE ARE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE. 62, 64 YEARS OF AGE WHO
62, 64 YEARS OF AGE WHO DESPERATELY WANT TO GET INTO
DESPERATELY WANT TO GET INTO MEDICARE.
MEDICARE. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD MOVEP
AGAIN, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD MOVEP FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE AND THAT
FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE AND THAT IF THERE’S ANYTHING THIS CRISIS
IF THERE’S ANYTHING THIS CRISIS IS NOW SHOWING US IS THE
IS NOW SHOWING US IS THE WEAKNESS OF THE EMPLOYER-BASED
WEAKNESS OF THE EMPLOYER-BASED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BECAUSE WHEN
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BECAUSE WHEN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS.
THEIR JOBS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> THEY’RE NOT ONLY LOSING THEIR
>> THEY’RE NOT ONLY LOSING THEIR INCOME, THEY’RE LOSING THEIR
INCOME, THEY’RE LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE, AS WELL.
HEALTH CARE, AS WELL. I THINK WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THE
I THINK WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING TO MOVE
VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING TO MOVE IN A MORE PROGRESS SIF DIEIVE DI
IN A MORE PROGRESS SIF DIEIVE DI >> ALL OF THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
>> ALL OF THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS CAME THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I
CAME THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I THINK THE SUBTEXT OR TEXT OF
THINK THE SUBTEXT OR TEXT OF THEM IS ABOUT MAKING OVER TOURS
THEM IS ABOUT MAKING OVER TOURS TO FOLKS IN YOUR CAMP.
TO FOLKS IN YOUR CAMP. WANT TO SPENT TO DOWN AN
WANT TO SPENT TO DOWN AN INTERPRETATION OF EVENTS I’VE
INTERPRETATION OF EVENTS I’VE SEEN PEOPLE OFFER AND GET YOUR
SEEN PEOPLE OFFER AND GET YOUR RESPONSE TO IT WHICH IS
RESPONSE TO IT WHICH IS BASICALLY, I’VE SEEN PEOPLE SAY
BASICALLY, I’VE SEEN PEOPLE SAY BASICALLY, YOU HAVE A PRETTY
BASICALLY, YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOOD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN AND THAT PERSONAL
JOE BIDEN AND THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP IS BETTER THAN THE
RELATIONSHIP IS BETTER THAN THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP YOU HAD
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP YOU HAD WITH HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016 AND
WITH HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016 AND THAT’S A KEY DRIVER FOR YOUR
THAT’S A KEY DRIVER FOR YOUR DECISION MAKING IN 2020 AS
DECISION MAKING IN 2020 AS OPPOSED TO 2016 AND WHAT YOU
OPPOSED TO 2016 AND WHAT YOU WOULD SAY TO PEOPLE THAT MAKE
WOULD SAY TO PEOPLE THAT MAKE THAT ARGUMENT.
THAT ARGUMENT. >> I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO
>> I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO 2016.
2016. YOU KNOW, I’M NOT A GREAT FAN AS
YOU KNOW, I’M NOT A GREAT FAN AS YOU WELL KNOW, CHRIS OF
YOU WELL KNOW, CHRIS OF POLITICAL GOSSIP.
POLITICAL GOSSIP. I’VE KNOWN JOE BIDEN FOR A FEW
I’VE KNOWN JOE BIDEN FOR A FEW YEARS.
YEARS. I GOT TO KNOW HIM IN 2006 AND
I GOT TO KNOW HIM IN 2006 AND WORKED WITH HIM ON A NUMBER OF
WORKED WITH HIM ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES WHEN HE WAS VICE
ISSUES WHEN HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. I LIKE JOE.
I LIKE JOE. I RESPECT HIM.
I RESPECT HIM. I THINK HE’S A VERY DESCENT AND
I THINK HE’S A VERY DESCENT AND HONEST GUY.
HONEST GUY. AND I THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
AND I THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER BUT I THINK THE TRICK HERE IS
BUT I THINK THE TRICK HERE IS FOR HIM TO DEVELOP AN AGENDA
FOR HIM TO DEVELOP AN AGENDA THAT WILL RESPOND TO THE
THAT WILL RESPOND TO THE UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS THAT WE ARE
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW I THINK WITH 17
IN RIGHT NOW I THINK WITH 17 MILLION PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS
MILLION PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND BY
IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND BY THE WAY, THE NUMBER IS MUCH
THE WAY, THE NUMBER IS MUCH GREATER THAN THAT.
GREATER THAN THAT. PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE.
PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE. PEOPLE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT,
PEOPLE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT, PEOPLE WANT BOLD IDEAS.
PEOPLE WANT BOLD IDEAS. THEY WANT A GOVERNMENT THAT IS
THEY WANT A GOVERNMENT THAT IS PREPARED TO STAND UP FOR WORKING
PREPARED TO STAND UP FOR WORKING PEOPLE IN A WAY WE HAVE NOT SEEN
PEOPLE IN A WAY WE HAVE NOT SEEN FOR A LONG TIME.
FOR A LONG TIME. >> YOU KNOW, YOU SAY BOLD IDEAS
>> YOU KNOW, YOU SAY BOLD IDEAS AND I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT
AND I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. I WAS JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION
I WAS JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION IN THE LAST BLOCK OF THE PROGRAM
IN THE LAST BLOCK OF THE PROGRAM ABOUT IT COVERING VERY CLOSELY
ABOUT IT COVERING VERY CLOSELY THIS CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW,
THIS CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT MY POLITICAL LIFE,
THROUGHOUT MY POLITICAL LIFE, THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE THE
THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE THE RULES HOW DO YOU PAY FOR IT GET
RULES HOW DO YOU PAY FOR IT GET SUSPENDED LIKE THE IRAQ WAR AND
SUSPENDED LIKE THE IRAQ WAR AND MULTI TRILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
MULTI TRILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN AFTERGHANISTAN AND HOW DO YOU
IN AFTERGHANISTAN AND HOW DO YOU PAY FOR IT GETS WELDED AND I
PAY FOR IT GETS WELDED AND I WONDER AS YOU ARE WATCHING THIS
WONDER AS YOU ARE WATCHING THIS EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD WE WOULD
EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD WE WOULD AGREE AND MOST WOULD AGREE, THE
AGREE AND MOST WOULD AGREE, THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE EXTRAORDINARY ACTION TO SPEND
EXTRAORDINARY ACTION TO SPEND MONEY BUT WHAT YOU MAKE OF THIS
MONEY BUT WHAT YOU MAKE OF THIS MOMENT I DEE LOGICOF SEEING REPU
MOMENT I DEE LOGICOF SEEING REPU WANT TO SHOVE MORE AND MORE
WANT TO SHOVE MORE AND MORE MONEY OUT THE DOOR.
MONEY OUT THE DOOR. >> DONALD TRUMP IS THE GUY WHO
>> DONALD TRUMP IS THE GUY WHO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA.
HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. I JUST HEARD, I DON’T KNOW, WITH
I JUST HEARD, I DON’T KNOW, WITH TRUMP YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS
TRUMP YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE OR REAL BUT HE SAID HE WANT
TRUE OR REAL BUT HE SAID HE WANT THE TO WAIVE STUDENT DEBT FOR
THE TO WAIVE STUDENT DEBT FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. YOU’RE HEARING IT FIRST HERE.
YOU’RE HEARING IT FIRST HERE. HE MAY NOT CALL IT MEDICARE FOR
HE MAY NOT CALL IT MEDICARE FOR ALL, I WOULD NOT DROP DEAD IF IN
ALL, I WOULD NOT DROP DEAD IF IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER DONALD TRUMP
ONE FORM OR ANOTHER DONALD TRUMP GOT UP AND SAID YOU KNOW, WE’RE
GOT UP AND SAID YOU KNOW, WE’RE IN A TERRIBLE CRISIS, PEOPLE
IN A TERRIBLE CRISIS, PEOPLE CAN’T AFFORD HEALTH CARE BILLS,
CAN’T AFFORD HEALTH CARE BILLS, I THINK WE SHOULD GUARANTEE
I THINK WE SHOULD GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE TO ALL PEOPLE.
HEALTH CARE TO ALL PEOPLE. HE DOESN’T HAVE IDEOLOGY.
HE DOESN’T HAVE IDEOLOGY. HIS GOAL IS TO WIN, TO ENRICH
HIS GOAL IS TO WIN, TO ENRICH HIS FRIENDS.
HIS FRIENDS. HE WILL SAY AND DO ANYTHING TO
HE WILL SAY AND DO ANYTHING TO DO THAT.
DO THAT. I THINK WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE
I THINK WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GOT TO DO IS NOT COME UP WITH
GOT TO DO IS NOT COME UP WITH 83-POINT PROGRAMS, WHICH THEY
83-POINT PROGRAMS, WHICH THEY OFTEN DO BUT BE SIMPLE,
OFTEN DO BUT BE SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD AND REPRESENT
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND REPRESENT WORKING FAMILIES OF THIS COUNTRY
WORKING FAMILIES OF THIS COUNTRY AND LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WHICH
AND LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WHICH SIDE THEY ARE ON.
SIDE THEY ARE ON. >> THE FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU IS
>> THE FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU IS ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SORT OF THESE
THERE ARE SORT OF THESE COMPETING METRICS I THINK PEOPLE
COMPETING METRICS I THINK PEOPLE USE TO EVALUATE CANDIDATES,
USE TO EVALUATE CANDIDATES, COMPREHEND OR HOW GOOD AN
COMPREHEND OR HOW GOOD AN ADMINISTRATOR AND WATCHING TRUMP
ADMINISTRATOR AND WATCHING TRUMP UP CLOSE WITH THE STAKES OF THE
UP CLOSE WITH THE STAKES OF THE MACKMENT
MACKMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S.
MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE ARE SEEING
GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE ARE SEEING THAT IN THE HIGHEST RELIEF IN
THAT IN THE HIGHEST RELIEF IN AWHILE AND WHETHER YOU FEEL THE
AWHILE AND WHETHER YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
SAME WAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE WHO IS RUNNING
THE ENTERPRISE WHO IS RUNNING THE AMERICAN STATE AND THE
THE AMERICAN STATE AND THE STAKES OF THAT AS WE WATCH THIS
STAKES OF THAT AS WE WATCH THIS PANDEMIC UNFOLD.
PANDEMIC UNFOLD. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE INCOMPETENCE IS FRIGHTENING.
THE INCOMPETENCE IS FRIGHTENING. THIS IS A PRESIDENT IN THE MIDST
THIS IS A PRESIDENT IN THE MIDST OF A HEALTH CARE CRISIS GETS UP
OF A HEALTH CARE CRISIS GETS UP AND SAYS ANYTHING THAT COMES TO
AND SAYS ANYTHING THAT COMES TO HIS MIND WHETHER IT HAS ANY
HIS MIND WHETHER IT HAS ANY SCIENTIFIC BASIS OR NOT.
SCIENTIFIC BASIS OR NOT. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE DIED BECAUSE HE DELAYED AND
DIED BECAUSE HE DELAYED AND MINIMIZED THE CRISIS THAT WE
MINIMIZED THE CRISIS THAT WE WERE FACING, DOWNPLAYED IT.
WERE FACING, DOWNPLAYED IT. SO THE INCOMPETENCE IS TO MY
SO THE INCOMPETENCE IS TO MY MIND EXTRAORDINARY AND I THINK
MIND EXTRAORDINARY AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE GOT TO DO IN THE
WHAT WE HAVE GOT TO DO IN THE CONGRESS RIGHT NOW IS BE
CONGRESS RIGHT NOW IS BE ABSOLUTELY AS CLEAR AS WE CAN
ABSOLUTELY AS CLEAR AS WE CAN BE, THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
BE, THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT HAS GOT TO BE USED IN A VIGOROUS
HAS GOT TO BE USED IN A VIGOROUS WAY.
WAY. WE HAVE GOT TO PROVIDE HEALTH
WE HAVE GOT TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO ALL OF OUR PEOPLE DURING
CARE TO ALL OF OUR PEOPLE DURING THIS CRISIS.
THIS CRISIS. I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT WHAT
I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT WHAT THE BEST APPROACH ECONOMICALLY
THE BEST APPROACH ECONOMICALLY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CONTINUES TO HAVE THEIR
CONTINUES TO HAVE THEIR PAYCHECK, CONTINUE PAYCHECKS AND
PAYCHECK, CONTINUE PAYCHECKS AND SUBSIDIZE EMPLOYERS IN THAT
SUBSIDIZE EMPLOYERS IN THAT RESPECT.
RESPECT. THAT’S THE CLEANEST, EASIEST WAY
THAT’S THE CLEANEST, EASIEST WAY TO PROTECT WORKING PEOPLE IN H
TO PROTECT WORKING PEOPLE IN H COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. BUT WE NEED BOLD IDEAS NOW, NOT
BUT WE NEED BOLD IDEAS NOW, NOT 87-POINT PROGRAMS.
87-POINT PROGRAMS. >> SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS, IF I
>> SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS, IF I CAN EDITORIALIZE FOR ONE MOMENT,
CAN EDITORIALIZE FOR ONE MOMENT, I SAW HOW YOUR CAMPAIGN WILL PAY
I SAW HOW YOUR CAMPAIGN WILL PAY THE HEALTH CARE FOR THE
THE HEALTH CARE FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR
EMPLOYEES OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AND I WANT
