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Bernie Sanders: “We can do that in a cost effective way.”

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

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Republicans have nothing serious to say about the health care crisis.

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

They want more and more money and profits. It is succeeding for them. We need to expand Medicare, guarantee health care to every man, woman and child. We can do that in a cost effective way. So that's a place where you would agree with the President then actually, because he says trillions of dollars are going to these insurance companies. (00:13–00:17)

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Claims that expanding Medicare can be achieved cost-effectively.

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