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Bernie Sanders: “Our health care system was a disaster. It is dysfunctional.”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders reacts to JD Vance's praise about him

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

… Medicaid, and while this big, beautiful bill is going to double premiums for people on the ACA on average, the truth of the matter is before the big beautiful bill, Our health care system was a disaster. It is dysfunctional. And the American people and Democrats have got to deal with the fact. Why are we the richest country on earth, the only major nation not to guarantee health care to all people? (03:00–03:05)

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Asserts that the U.S. health care system is dysfunctional.

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