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Bernie Sanders: “We need Medicare for all. We need to do what every other…”

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

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Bernie Sanders discusses why he's backing El-Sayed

Published | Video Starts at 00:39

Well, look, I think Abdul is going to win this race because he's focusing on the issues that impact working families in Michigan, in Vermont and all over this country. He's a doctor. He understands that the current healthcare system is broken, that We need Medicare for all. We need to do what every other major country does, guarantee health care to all people as a human right. He understands that with so many problems here at home, we should not be spending tens of billions of dollars on the extremist government in Israel and the terrible policies they've imposed on the people in Gaza. (00:39–00:47)

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Asserts that the U.S. should implement Medicare for all, similar to other major countries.

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