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Bernie Sanders: “People deserve economic rights.”

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

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Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 6 - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published | Video Starts at 43:05

We have a Bill of Rights, we have political rights. You can vote every two years, every four years. That's great. But People deserve economic rights. And this is a radical statement. You hold it. I hold it. Are people entitled to health care as a human right? Yeah. Yes. (43:05–43:08)

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Asserts that people are entitled to economic rights, not just political rights.

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