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Bernie Sanders: “Studies indicate that when you do that, some 50,000…”

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

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Rep. AOC and Senator Sanders Join CNN Town Hall to Discuss Republicans' Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

No. I think the Republicans are catching on that you can't throw 15 million Americans off of the health care they have. And Studies indicate that when you do that, some 50,000 Americans a year will die unnecessarily. And then on top of that, just in Vermont today, Caitlin, people in my state and all over this country are beginning to receive notices from insurance companies about what their new premiums will be if we do not stop what Trump is doing. (00:33–00:41)

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Asserts that removing 15 million Americans from health care could lead to 50,000 unnecessary deaths annually.

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