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Staffers who say he doesn't even pay that much. a a new report shows his unionized workers complaining because of what they call a, quote, poverty wage. here to react, former director of social justice for the 2016 bernie sanders campaign, teslan figero. you have to give bernie sanders credit for being the first to unionize. it seems now he has a problem. >> i do give him credit for being the first to unionize. when you unionize, you have to be held accountable by the union. it's all fun and games to say we want to pay everybody $15 an hour until you have to figure out how to pay people $15 an...

When crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new nicorette ice mint. raise the minimum wage to a living wage, 15 bucks an hour. the current $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage is a starvation wage. i hope and believe that in the next month the united states house of representatives will pass a $15 an hour minimum wage. >> bernie sanders, a staunch supporter of a $15 minimum wage, now under fire from some

It as well. [applause] >> it's going to be a lot of hope because that's probably never going to come up in the senate in the past hour here. vermont senator bernie sanders has indicated he is sending a letter to mcconnell calling for a vote as soon as possible. and he says if mcconnell will not allow a vote, julie, he should have to explain to the voters of kentucky, where mitch mcconnell is on the ballot in why 7.25 is a good working wage. >> julie: 9/11 compensation fund a lot of controversy whether that money would be extended and senators mike lee and rand paul it's just come in according ...

Where they're headed, which is great news for the republicans, and i hope they continue to take sharp left turns everywhere they go. pete: governor huckabee will also never be on the program ever again -- [laughter] ed: you said they only lost once, and you only talked about once -- katie: fact-checker ed henry. ed: he did well. pete: i don't know where the constituency here is. we live in two different countries right now. no one's voting for the no-labels caucus. katie: some people might, and they might ruin it for democrats. pete: i think you're right. you just saw the rnc unanimously got b...

The party very focused on trying to be fiscally responsible but with the most recent budget, it is clear they've thrown it out the window. we are looking for candidates that are willing to be fiscally responsible. >> where are you finding those candidates? >> in missouri we have our candidate in peterson. it is not that we have to go look for them, it is that we have to vote into and try to convince those in power to return to fiscal responsibility. >> do you find the interests you talk about are more representation of higher minimum wage, working wage, living wage, reducing the deficit, are t...