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Bernie Sanders: “The insurance companies make zillions of dollars in profit…”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

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It makes a lot of Americans question why we fund Israel, why do we give money? And the answer is getting back to a corrupt campaign finance system, if you check the record. And … The insurance companies make zillions of dollars in profit, the drug companies charge us the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. … of, I would imagine, hundreds of members of Congress. So it's customary. You're there, we'll send you a check for 10,000 bucks. (1:05:25–1:05:29)

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Asserts that U.S. insurance and drug companies are highly profitable and charge the highest drug prices globally.

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