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Bernie Sanders: “We need to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and…”

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

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I think that will be A significant step forward in terms of advancing good public policy. And it works politically as well. Short term. We need to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing. Very, very important for senior citizens. We have got to cut the cost of prescription drugs in half. (13:45–13:50)

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Asserts the need to expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing.

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