Conyers, Sanders Talk Health Care, Full Employment In Detroit Town Hall
DETROIT (WWJ) - A capacity crowd packed into a west side Detroit church for a town hall meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders Tuesday evening -- a gathering hosted by U.S. Congressman John Conyers.
Sen. Sanders reiterating his push for universal health care and support for a full employment bill that he introduced in Washington.
@BernieSanders at Detroit town hall says there are no nice Nazis referring to @realDonaldTrump comments on Charlottesville protests.@WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/ELtL875xjw
— Stephanie Davis (@sdavisDetroit) August 23, 2017
"And I think, and John thinks, that it makes a heck of a lot of sense for us to be investing in education and jobs for our young people rather than jails and incarceration," said Sanders.
Cheers, applause and standing ovation for @BernieSanders and @RepJohnConyers at Detroit town hall discussing jobs and health care. @WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/LTICFMFC6e
— Stephanie Davis (@sdavisDetroit) August 22, 2017
Senator Sanders also commented on President Trump's recent remarks following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia at a white supremacist rally -- stating there were, "very fine people on both sides."
Sanders saying there are no "nice" Nazis.