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Bernie Sanders: “For years we've been fighting to lower the outrageous cost…”

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

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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Published | Video Starts at 37:12

Why would you not be prepared to take on the insurance companies and move to a cost effective quality healthcare system guaranteeing healthcare to all people? Well, it's the power of the insurance companies. For years we've been fighting to lower the outrageous cost of prescription drugs. You know what? The American people, they hate the drug companies probably more than anything in the world. They really do. They're getting ripped off every day. They know it. (37:12–37:17)

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Asserts that there has been a long-term effort to reduce prescription drug costs.

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