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What the american people want and need that it is literally hard to believe. it is hard to believe. the richest people in this country are doing phenomenally well. the ryan budget substantially lowers taxes for millionaires and billionaires. working families and low income people are struggling. the ryan budget makes savage cuts in nutrition programs, in education, and in health care. it does exactly the opposite of what the merp people need and what the american people want, and as you indicated, this is a continuation of the war against the middle class and working families that the republic...

219 republicans drew their support behind a plan that would cripple the poor. 69% of all the budget cuts target programs for low income americans. it fundamentally transforms the medicare program into a voucher program, repeals the affordable care act, and takes the ax to food stamps. why? to pay for massive tax break for the rich. it's a budget that republicans should be ashamed of. it's not worthy of their party, much less this country. joining me now, senator bernie sanders of vermont. thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> my pleasure. >> aren't the republicans trying to roll back 50 ye...

Women. that's where the policy comes in. when you cut medicaid, when you cut food stamps, s.s.i., wic, these programs disproportionately benefit women, where programs that benefit mens, say benefits for veterans, active-duty military, are untouched in the ryan budget. so the reason these things resinate is not because of what any individual said, it's because of the underlying policies. >> and congresswoman, part of that is the ryan budget that disproportionately hurts women. it cuts from medicaid, even though 70% of recipients are women, same with food stamps, 63% recipients are women, and pe...

Question of pay equity and the problem therein in american society. >> i do think that they felt like they needed to try to put forward an alternative and they did have senator deb fisher of nebraska come out and make a pitch on behalf of republicans yesterday and they've proposed an amendment that would add to flex time. they say that what women really need are more flexible workplace roles. they argue this pay equity build-up would limit businesses' ability to make flexible arrangements with women. so i think you saw them feeling pressure by this move. but if you think about this in a little...

Videotape of vance mccallister making out with a staffer, and you said that it could hurt the cause. >> well, he not only used that situation on equal payday, but he fired the staffer. and of course, there is politics with the issue, and they have the advantage, and this is what people do in the election year. the reason it is sticking is not because of the things that the democrat s are doi democrats are doing, but because of the things that the republicans are doing, and just for example this week the house is taking up paul ryan's budget which hits all kinds of programs that disproportionat...