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Bernie Sanders: “In America, according to international studies, our life…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:49

And, Mr. President, I want to touch on an issue that gets virtually no discussion, but I think it is enormously important and it says a hell of a lot about what's going on in our society today. In America, according to international studies, our life expectancy...is about four years lower than other countries. Most European countries live, people there live longer lives. Japan, they live even more longer lives than in Europe. So question number one. Why is that happening? (22:49–23:03)

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Asserts that U.S. life expectancy is four years lower than in other countries.

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