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Bernie Sanders: “Let's throw 15 million people off of their health care on…”

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

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Medicare for All Town Hall with Abdul El-Sayed (LIVE at 7PM ET)

Published | Video Starts at 47:51

No, that wasn't their logic. Their logic is how do we pay for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%? Oh, I got a brilliant idea. Let's throw 15 million people off of their health care on Medicaid. Let's double premiums. If you're on the Affordable Care Act. I mean, you're really into crazy world. I mean, this is not, I mean there's a lot to be argued about, but this one is a no brainer. (47:51–47:56)

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Reiterates that 15 million people were removed from Medicaid.

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