00:00U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says he is confident of securing re-election as the
00:07party's majority leader. This is despite facing opposition from progressive Vermont Senator Bernie
00:13Sanders. I'm confident I will be elected majority leader and our caucus is really united in focusing
00:22on bringing down costs, on ending the corruption, on ending the chaos, on ending the war. We have
00:29great unity in our caucus and I'll be proud to lead it as majority leader. Sanders however said he would
00:36not support Schumer for another term, arguing that the party's leadership needed a change. So if this
00:43campaign was about anything, it was about change and the need for the Democratic Party in my view to
00:51move in a new and bold direction. I personally have known Chuck Schumer for over 30 years and I like
01:00Chuck. Nobody who works harder than Chuck Schumer. But in my view, the time is now for change and I
01:10will
01:10not be supporting Chuck to be re-elected as the Democratic Leader.
01:17The difference emerges as Democrats prepare to take control for the Senate following the midterm elections.
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