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Bernie Sanders: “In some cases in Vermont around the country, over $50,000…”

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

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$50k for Health Care? Insane.

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

So that is what this shutdown is about, is whether we allow working class, middle class people to be paying, In some cases in Vermont around the country, over $50,000 for a family of four for health insurance. Who in God's name can afford to pay $50,000 a year for health insurance? So what this shutdown is about is telling Trump and his Republican friends, you know what? (00:45–00:54)

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Asserts that some families in Vermont and across the country may pay over $50,000 annually for health insurance.

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