Shutdown America: A CNN Town Hall with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Oct 16, 202584:37News & Politics

Two weeks into the government shutdown, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took questions from a live studio audience. Kaitlan Collins moderated. Learn more about your ad...

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