Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez explain their votes on the shutdown

Oct 3, 2025 - 08:00
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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez explain their votes on the shutdown
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the…