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Bernie Sanders: “Health care premiums...doubling premiums for 20 million…”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders talks ongoing government shutdown, message to "No Kings" protesters

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

So how long are you willing to let this ride for losses? Look, I cannot allow in good conscience 50,000 people … Health care premiums...doubling premiums for 20 million people, sometimes tripling, quadrupling. … Yeah, they're just pointing the finger. I think that's what's so frustrating to the people, because everybody who's making the decisions, they're still getting paid. (02:43–02:52)

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Asserts that healthcare premiums are doubling, tripling, or quadrupling for 20 million people.

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