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Bernie Sanders: “Studies suggest [these cuts] will result in the deaths every…”

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

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Bernie on Trump's Unspeakable Cuts to Nutrition Assistance

Published | Video Starts at 00:46

Shortly we're going to be saying if we don't prevent it, which we must. 15 million people losing their health insurance because of Trump's massive cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care act, which Studies suggest [these cuts] will result in the deaths every year of some 50,000 Americans. 50,000Americans. And now, on top of all of that, when there is a contingency fund put in by Congress to provide emergency funding during a shutdown for snap, for food … (00:46–00:54)

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Asserts that cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act could lead to 50,000 American deaths annually.

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