Sanders defends holding single-senator hearing at New Jersey

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded to criticism of his decision to hold a field hearing in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Friday examining nursing staff shortages in the context of a high-profile nursing strike in the state by raising the possibility of pursuing federal-level nursing staff mandatory minimums for hospitals.

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