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Bernie Sanders Drops The Hammer On ICE, Touts Bill To Redirect $75 Billion In Funding For Medicaid

Published January 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:14

It is no secret to the American people that our country today faces a series of enormous crises. Our health care system [is] basically collapsing, despite the huge amount of money we spend on it. Millions of Americans cannot afford housing. 800,000 people are homeless. We have massive levels of income and wealth inequality. (00:14–00:21)

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Asserts that the U.S. health care system is collapsing despite high spending.

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“For the first time in the modern history of our country, our younger people may actually have a lower standard of living than their parents.”
Bernie Sanders Drops The Hammer On ICE, Touts Bill To Redirect $75 Billion In Funding For Medicaid | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 01:03-01:13
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“Should be putting that money to help the people of our country get the health care that they need.”
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