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Bernie Sanders: “In some cases we are paying 10 times more for the same exact…”

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

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We need to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing. Very, very important for senior citizens. We have got to cut the cost of prescription drugs in half. How absurd is it that In some cases we are paying 10 times more for the same exact drugs as the people in other countries are paying. And while Trump and Musk are trying to decimate the Social Security administration, making it harder for people to access the Social Security that they paid into, we have got to expand Social Security by lifting the cap on taxable income. (14:00–14:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. pays up to 10 times more for some drugs compared to other countries.

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