Brothers and sisters, we are the richest country in the history of the world. There is no excuse for working class people dying seven years earlier than the rich. There is no excuse that One out of four Americans cannot afford to fill the prescriptions that their doctors write for prescription drugs. There is no excuse that in the richest country on Earth, 800,000Americans are homeless. And 20 million people, including people in this room, pay 40, 50% of your incomes for housing. (1:06:06–1:06:16)
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Asserts that 25% of Americans cannot afford their prescribed medications.
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