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Abdul El-Sayed: “If I were to be elected, I'd be the first ever public health…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Published | Video Starts at 01:05

It's also the day that Senator Peters decided to announce that he was retiring. And I had to ask myself, where's the fight for the public's health? Now, If I were to be elected, I'd be the first ever public health official elected to the U.S. senate, first Democratic doctor since 1969. And so I'm running to do three things. I want to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, pass Medicare for all. We've been to 110 different cities, 475 public events. (01:05–01:12)

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Asserts his potential historical significance if elected to the U.S. Senate.

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