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Bernie Sanders: “We are not some poor third world country.”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 31:21

Healthcare is a human right. You know what? If you have some kids, children, they have a right to get all the education they need. We are not some poor third world country. Right? Right. All right. So we have got to have a vision of where we want to go as a nation. And I think if we fight for that vision, if we bring people together, we can succeed. (31:21–31:24)

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Asserts that the United States is not a poor third-world country, implying it should provide adequate services like healthcare and education.

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