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Bernie Sanders: “We are already paying by far the highest prices in the world…”

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

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Discussing the Consequences of the Republican Shutdown with Bernie. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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We're talking about. Say that again, your insurance, your monthly insurance premiums are going to double for millions of people across the country at. A time when We are already paying by far the highest prices in the world for health care. at a time when people can't afford it right now. So what happens that means people getting bankrupt over chemotherapy, people going to the pharmacy and not being able to get their insulin. (01:02–01:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. has the highest health care prices globally.

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