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Bernie Sanders: “The United States, the richest country in the history of the…”

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Bernie Sanders Grills Panel on Universal Health Coverage

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

But it is not the most important hearing that we should be having. It seems to me that the most important question that we should be asking ourselves is, number one, why is The United States, the richest country in the history of the world, [is] the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people. Simple question number two, not unrelated. Why is it that in the United States, despite the fact that we have 85 million people uninsured or underinsured, that some 60,000 people … (00:35–00:45)

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Asserts that the U.S. is the only major country not guaranteeing health care to all.

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