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Bernie Sanders: “The United States, the richest country on earth, is the only…”

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

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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Published | Video Starts at 36:41

And what polls show is that people like myself a are popular. But more importantly, that the ideas that we are talking about resonate extraordinarily strongly among working people. So I ask you, The United States, the richest country on earth, is the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people. How many Democrats do you think are talking about the need for a Medicare for all? Well, I introduced the bill in the Senate. We got I think 15 co sponsors. (36:41–36:47)

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Asserts that the U.S. is the only major country without guaranteed health care for all.

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