The Broken State of American Democracy: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden Weigh In.

Senator Bernie Sanders accused many Republican Party leaders of not believing in democracy and trying to keep people from voting and denying women the right to control their own bodies. He urged Democrats and President Biden to be stronger on working-class issues and take on big money interests. Sanders also called out the GOP for holding the American people and the world economy "hostage" over the debt ceiling and emphasized the need to negotiate a budget to avoid economic problems. A significant portion of the country's accumulated debt comes from policies enacted by the Trump administration, but Republicans have been blaming Biden solely for the need to raise the debt ceiling.