Well, not in those words exactly. But that's the idea of his response to Repugs now complaining that the Dems are not seeking bi-partisanship after Repugs long ago threw that out the window. Bernie said:
"There has been some discussion here, the media seems fixated, on the issue of partisanship. Oh my god, we're being so partisan. So let me remind everybody... under the Trump administration, massive tax breaks were passed that went to the top 1% and large corporations—83% of the benefits of the Trump tax plan went to the 1% and large corporations. And you know how bipartisan that bill was, passed in reconciliation? There was not one Democrat that voted for that bill. It was [passed] just with Republican votes."
"Then outrageously, as part of reconciliation, Republicans came forward and said, 'Hey, we think it's a brilliant idea to repeal the Affordable Care Act and throw up to 32 million people off the healthcare that they have.' Not one Democrat voted for that bill. My point is that it's one thing for my Republican friends here to be talking about the need for bipartisanship, which all of us support. But the reality is they used exactly the same process to pass—or at least try to pass—major, major pieces of legislation."
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