Bernie Sanders to make second visit to Minnesota

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 16, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Sanders spoke on "Republican efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare and other programs of great importance to working families" during his remarks.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will campaign in Minnesota later this week.

Sanders, a senator from Vermont, will be in Rochester on Thursday morning. He's scheduled to hold a fundraiser and a town hall meeting at the Rochester International Event Center.

This will be Sanders second campaign event in Minnesota in the past two months. In May, several thousand people attended a Sanders rally in Minneapolis. He is campaigning heavily on eliminating income inequality by raising taxes on the wealthy, universal pre-kindergarten and subsidies for college tuition.

Sanders visit comes the week after Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton held a private fundraiser in Minneapolis. She held no public events.

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