So, Bernie Sanders Is Going to Issue His Rebuttal to Both Trump's Speech and Democratic Response?

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29. Watch It. Very Little Support for Efforts of Democrats to End the Shutdown

I am glad he attacked Trump, which is a no brainer, and he noted the plight of folks affected by the shutdown. But except for a reference at 5:23, he says little about the fact that Democrats are ready to end the shutdown now. Bernie can't do it alone, but he acts as though he is the only one fighting for federal employees. Also, saying that federal employees as "political pawns, suggests that Democrats are also playing political games.

Then, Bernie proceeds to talk about his platform, but really? No mention of the fact that most Democrats also support the policies that he advocates? Again, watch his response. Accept for 5:23, he says little to support Democrats or to mention that Democrats support many of the policies he listed.

Finally, he pushes for immigration reform, which is ironic given that Bernie's opposition to immigration reform is one of the reasons why Dreamers are being persecuted today.

http://time.com/4170591/bernie-sanders-immigration-conservatives/

Why Conservatives Praise Bernie Sanders on Immigration

But the praise is not accidental. Sanders’ opposition to the 2007 immigration reform bill and his rhetoric about the effect of immigrant labor on American workers have dismayed immigration activists and liberal allies in the past. He has expressed concern repeatedly over the years that guest workers in the United States depress wages and squeeze Americans out of their jobs.

Sanders opposed comprehensive immigration reform in 2007 on the grounds that it would expand the number of guest workers in the United States. It included a measure that would allow 200,000 guest workers to stay in the country for two years on temporary visas. The bill was widely supported by immigrant rights groups and would have put the undocumented on a path to citizenship.

“If poverty is increasing and if wages are going down, I don’t know why we need millions of people to be coming into this country as guest workers who will work for lower wages than American workers and drive waged down even lower than they are now,” Sanders said in a television interview in June 2007.