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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Bernie dems must go on attack - Caught on Camera

Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses a rally of striking British workers at Trade Union Congress headquarters on Aug. 31, 2022, in London. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

With early voting underway across the country, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., voiced concern on Sunday about turnout on the Democratic side — particularly among young and working-class voters — and urged the party to more forcefully differentiate its economic agenda from the corporate-friendly policies of the GOP.

"I am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people," Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, told CNN's Jake Tapper. "What Democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the Republicans'. What are the Republicans talking about? They want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid at a time when millions of seniors are struggling to pay their bills."

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