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Bernie Sanders: “A recent study from Yale University and the University of…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders' Call to Action Against Trumpism and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 03:46

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that this bill would eliminate health care for 16 million Americans. And A recent study from Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania concludes that when you throw 16 million low income and working class people off of the health care they have, it will result in 50,000 unnecessary deaths every single year. Further, this bill makes massive cuts to nutrition, education, and other programs that working families depend upon for their survival. (03:46–04:03)

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Asserts that losing health care for 16 million people will cause 50,000 unnecessary deaths annually, according to a study.

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