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Bernie Sanders: “This bill slashes Medicaid and the Affordable Care act by…”

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

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Well, at a time when over 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured, when our current health care system is already broken, This bill slashes Medicaid and the Affordable Care act by more than $1 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that this bill would eliminate health care for 16 million Americans. (03:30–03:37)

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Asserts that the bill cuts over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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